Regulation · Operational restriction
North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.)
North Carolina's personal-delivery-device statute (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq., 2018), authorizing sidewalk delivery robots with operating rules and weight/speed limits.
Jurisdiction: United States/North Carolina · Effective 2018-06-22
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- Markdown mirror: /regulations/north-carolina-pdd-law.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/regulations/8faa33f5-f320-4f43-ab47-9a8ed0a26378
- Data documentation: /data
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Sources (1)
Status history
- In effect · 2018-06-22 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5b-3 drone + PDD state laws)
North Carolina PDD law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) in effect since 2018.
Common questions
- What does North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) cover?
- North Carolina's personal-delivery-device statute (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq., 2018), authorizing sidewalk delivery robots with operating rules and weight/speed limits.
- Where does North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) apply?
- North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) is recorded as a operational_restriction applying in North Carolina on the DEPLOY registry.
- When did North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) take effect?
- North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) is recorded as effective June 22, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry.
- Is North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) still in effect?
- North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
- What types of robots does North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) apply to?
- North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.) is recorded as applying to sidewalk robots on the DEPLOY registry.
- Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.)?
- 8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.): Amazon Scout, Avride delivery robot, Cartken Courier, Coco Bot and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-05-31
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-05-31
Architectural position
Cohort: sidewalk
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for North Carolina personal delivery device law (N.C.G.S. 20-175.16 et seq.).Canonical ID 8faa33f5-f320-4f43-ab47-9a8ed0a26378