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2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles.
§ 20-175.1. Public use of white canes by other than blind persons prohibited.

Part 11A. Blind Pedestrians – White Canes or Guide Dogs.

§ 20‑175.1.  Public use of white canes by other than blind persons prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person, except one who is wholly or partially blind, to carry or use on any street or highway, or in any other public place, a cane or walking stick which is white in color or white tipped with red. (1949, c. 324, s. 1.)

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