Offense.
Charlotte City Code § 14-188
in effectSec. 14-188. - Offense.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a vehicle to cross the stop line at a system location when the traffic signal for that vehicle's direction of travel is emitting a steady red light, or for a vehicle to violate any other traffic regulation specified in G.S. 20-158.
(b) The owner of a vehicle shall be responsible for a violation unless the owner can furnish evidence that the vehicle was, at the time of the violation, in the care, custody, or control of another person. The owner of the vehicle shall not be responsible for the violation if the owner of the vehicle, within 30 days after notification of the violation, furnishes the officials or agents of the city either of the following:
(1) An affidavit stating the name and address of the person or company who had the care, custody, and control of the vehicle; or
(2) An affidavit stating that the vehicle involved was, at the time, stolen. The affidavit must be supported with evidence that supports the affidavit, including insurance or police report information.
(c) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply, and the registered owner of the vehicle shall not be responsible for the violation, if notification of the violation is given to the registered owner of the vehicle more than 90 days after the date of the violation.
(d) For purpose of this division, notification of the violation shall be deemed to have to have been given on the date that the citation is issued.
(Code 1985, § 14-228; Ord. No. 2343, § 1, 7-28-2003)
Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14MOVETR_ARTIVOPVE_DIV3TRCOPHSY_S14-188OFFetched: 10/27/2026