{"id":16269,"date":"2026-02-17T10:10:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=16269"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:06:11","slug":"dui-checkpoints-north-carolina-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/dui-checkpoints-north-carolina-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"DUI Checkpoints in 2026 | North Carolina Caselaw Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DUI checkpoints remain constitutionally permissible under both the Fourth Amendment and Article I, Section 20 of the North Carolina Constitution, provided they satisfy the balancing test articulated in federal and state precedent and comply with the procedural safeguards in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.net\/enactedlegislation\/statutes\/html\/bysection\/chapter_20\/gs_20-16.3a.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N.C.G.S. \u00a7 20-16.3A<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That principle is settled law and has been for quite some time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is not settled, and what may determine suppression outcomes in individual cases, is whether a specific license checkpoint or \u201cDWI checking station\u201d satisfies those requirements in practice. 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