No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended on a public highway or public vehicular area without first stopping the engine, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-163
Unattended motor vehicles
Known as the Child Bicycle Safety Act
The act spans §§ 20–20 (324 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 89 N.C. App. 119 - Wiggins v. Paramount Motor Sales, Inc. (1988)
Most recently applied in 89 N.C. App. 119 - Wiggins v. Paramount Motor Sales, Inc. (March 1988)
1937, c. 407, s. 125; 1973, c. 1330, s. 26.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.