S912 Summary

• Authorizes the City of Greensboro to employ civilian traffic investigators to investigate property damage crashes and issue related traffic citations under Chapter 20 of the General Statutes.

• Requires civilian investigators to complete training designed by the Greensboro Police Department in consultation with the North Carolina Justice Academy, followed by at least four weeks of field training with a law enforcement officer.

• Establishes strict operational requirements including distinctive uniforms (not resembling police), official credentials, vehicles without police markings (red and amber lights only, no blue lights), no weapons, and no arrest authority; investigators limited to property damage crashes only.

• Requires the City of Greensboro to submit a written report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees by December 31, 2023, covering the training and use of civilian traffic investigators from the act's effective date through November 1, 2023.

• Authorizes the City to establish a race- and gender-neutral small business enterprise program to promote small business development in the Greensboro Metropolitan Statistical Area and enhance small business participation in City contracts.