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NC Gen Stat § 20-29.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-29.1 - Commissioner may require reexamination; issuance of limited or restricted licenses.

 20-29.1. Commissioner may require reexamination; issuance of limited or restricted licenses.The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, having good and sufficient cause to believe that a licensed operator is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may, upon written notice of at least five days to such licensee, require him to submit to a reexamination to determine his competency to operate a motor vehicle. Upon the conclusion of such examination, the Commissioner shall take such action as may be appropriate, and may suspend or revoke the license of such person or permit him to retain such license, or may issue a license subject to restrictions or upon failure of such reexamination may cancel the license of such person until he passes a reexamination. Refusal or neglect of the licensee to submit to such reexamination shall be grounds for the cancellation of the license of the person failing to be reexamined, and the license so canceled shall remain canceled until such person satisfactorily complies with the reexamination requirements of the Commissioner. The Commissioner may, in his discretion and upon the written application of any person qualified to receive a driver's license, issue to such person a driver's license restricting or limiting the licensee to the operation of a single prescribed motor vehicle or to the operation of a particular class or type of motor vehicle. Such a limitation or restriction shall be noted on the face of the license, and it shall be unlawful for the holder of such limited or restricted license to operate any motor vehicle or class of motor vehicle not specified by such restricted or limited license, and the operation by such licensee of motor vehicles not specified by such license shall be deemed the equivalent of operating a motor vehicle without any driver's license. Any such restricted or limited licensee may at any time surrender such restricted or limited license and apply for and receive an unrestricted driver's license upon meeting the requirements therefor. (1943, c. 787, s. 2; 1949, c. 1121; 1971, c. 546; 1979, c. 667, ss. 26, 41.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-31 - Making false affidavits perjury.

 20-31. Making false affidavits perjury.Any person who shall make any false affidavit, or shall knowingly swear or affirm falsely, to any matter or thing required by the terms of this Article to be sworn to or affirmed shall be guilty of a Class I felony. (1935, c. 52, s. 25; 1993, c. 539, s. 1249; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 20-32 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-32 - Unlawful to permit unlicensed minor to drive motor vehicle.

 20-32. Unlawful to permit unlicensed minor to drive motor vehicle.It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or knowingly permit any minor under the age of 18 years to drive a motor vehicle upon a highway as an operator, unless such minor shall have first obtained a license to so drive a motor vehicle under the provisions of this Article. (1935, c. 52, s. 26; 1973, c. 684.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-34 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-34 - Unlawful to permit violations of this Article.

 20-34. Unlawful to permit violations of this Article.No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven by any person who has no legal right to do so or in violation of any of the provisions of this Article. (1935, c. 52, s. 28.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-34.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-34.1 - Violations for wrongful issuance of a drivers license or a special identification card.

 20-34.1. Violations for wrongful issuance of a drivers license or a special identification card.(a) An employee of the Division or of an agent of the Division who does any of the following commits a Class I felony:(1) Charges or accepts any money or other thing of value, except the required fee, for the issuance of a drivers license or a special identification card.(2) Knowing it is false, accepts false proof of identification submitted for a drivers license or a special identification card.(3) Knowing it is false, enters false information concerning a drivers license or a special identification card in the records of the Division.(b) Defenses Precluded. - The fact that the Division does not issue a license or a special identification card after an employee or an agent of the Division charges or accepts money or another thing of value for its issuance is not a defense to a criminal action under this section. It is not a defense to a criminal action under this section to show that the person who received or was intended to receive the license or special identification card was eligible for it.(c) Dismissal. - An employee of the Division who violates this section shall be dismissed from employment and may not hold any public office or public employment in this State for five years after the violation. If a person who violates this section is an employee of the agent of the Division, the Division shall cancel the contract of the agent unless the agent dismisses that person. A person dismissed by an agent because of a violation of this section may not hold any public office or public employment in this State for five years after the violation. (1951, c. 211; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1979, c. 667, s. 41; 1993, c. 533, s. 8; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 30; c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 20-35 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-35 - Penalties for violating Article; defense to driving without a license.

 20-35. Penalties for violating Article; defense to driving without a license.(a) Penalty. - Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a1) or (a2) of this section, a violation of this Article is a Class 2 misdemeanor unless a statute in the Article sets a different punishment for the violation. If a statute in this Article sets a different punishment for a violation of the Article, the different punishment applies.(a1) The following offenses are Class 3 misdemeanors:(1) Failure to obtain a license before driving a motor vehicle, in violation of G.S. 20-7(a).(2) Failure to comply with license restrictions, in violation of G.S. 20-7(e).(3) Permitting a motor vehicle owned by the person to be operated by an unlicensed person, in violation of G.S. 20-34.(a2) A person who does any of the following is responsible for an infraction:(1) Fails to carry a valid license while driving a motor vehicle, in violation of G.S. 20-7(a).(2) Operates a motor vehicle with an expired license, in violation of G.S. 20-7(f).(3) Fails to notify the Division of an address change for a drivers license within 60 days after the change occurs, in violation of G.S. 20-7.1.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 761, s. 4.(c) Defenses. - A person may not be found responsible for failing to carry a regular drivers license if, when tried for that offense, the person produces in court a regular drivers license issued to the person that was valid when the person was charged with the offense. A person may not be found responsible for driving a motor vehicle with an expired drivers license if, when tried for that offense, the person shows all the following:(1) That, at the time of the offense, the person had an expired license.(2) The person renewed the expired license within 30 days after it expired and now has a drivers license.(3) The person could not have been charged with driving without a license if the person had the renewed license when charged with the offense.(d) Defense for Deployed Member of the Armed Forces of the United States. - A person may not be found responsible for driving a motor vehicle with an expired drivers license if, when tried for that offense, the person provides verifiable written proof of deployment and establishes the following:(1) The person was deployed as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States when the drivers license expired.(2) The person obtained a renewed drivers license within 30 days after returning from deployment.  (1935, c. 52, s. 29; 1991, c. 726, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 324; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 761, s. 4; 2013-360, s. 18B.14(g); 2013-385, s. 4; 2021-89, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 20-36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-36 - Ten-year-old convictions not considered.

 20-36. Ten-year-old convictions not considered.Except for offenses occurring in a commercial motor vehicle, offenses by the holder of a commercial drivers license involving a noncommercial motor vehicle, or a second failure to submit to a chemical test when charged with an implied-consent offense, as defined in G.S. 20-16.2, that occurred while the person was driving a commercial motor vehicle, no conviction of any other violation of the motor vehicle laws shall be considered by the Division in determining whether any person's driving privilege shall be suspended or revoked or in determining the appropriate period of suspension or revocation after 10 years has elapsed from the date of that conviction. (1971, c. 15; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1998-182, s. 22; 2005-349, s. 7; 2009-416, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-37 - Limitations on issuance of licenses.

 20-37. Limitations on issuance of licenses.There shall be no driver's license issued within this State other than that provided for in this Article, nor shall there be any other examination required: Provided, however, that cities and towns shall have the power to license, regulate and control drivers and operators of taxicabs within the city or town limits and to regulate and control operators of taxicabs operating between the city or town to points, not incorporated, within a radius of five miles of said city or town. (1935, c. 52, s. 34; 1943, c. 639, s. 2; 1979, c. 667, s. 41.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37.01 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-37.01 - Drivers License Technology Fund.

 20-37.01. Drivers License Technology Fund.The Drivers License Technology Fund is established in the Department of Transportation as a nonreverting, interest-bearing special revenue account. The revenue in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year does not revert, and earnings on the Fund shall be credited to the Fund annually. All money collected by the Commissioner pursuant to G.S. 20-37.02 shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and held in the Fund. Money held in the Fund shall be used to supplement funds otherwise available to the Division for information technology and office automation needs. The Commissioner shall report by February 1 and August 1 of each year to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the chairs of the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriation Committees, and the chairs of the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation on all money collected and deposited in the Fund and on the proposed expenditure of funds collected during the preceding six months. (2001-461, s. 4; 2001-487, s. 42(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37.02 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.|§ 20-37.02 - Verification of drivers license information.

 20-37.02. Verification of drivers license information.(a) The Commissioner shall establish and operate an electronic system that can be used to verify drivers licenses and identification cards issued by the Division and the dates of birth on these documents in order to facilitate access to drivers license information by retailers and persons holding ABC permits to prevent the utilization of fictitious identification for the purpose of underage purchases of certain age-restricted products or to commit certain crimes.(b) The electronic system established and operated by the Commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall allow a retailer, as defined in G.S. 105-164.3(229), a person who holds an ABC permit, as defined in G.S. 18B-101(2), or an agent of the retailer or a person holding an ABC permit, to verify the validity of a drivers license or identification card issued by the Division and the date of birth of the person issued the drivers license or identification card. The Commissioner shall make drivers license and identification card information available in a read-only format, and the information to be made available shall not exceed the information contained on the face of the drivers license. The Division shall not keep a record of the inquiry. The retailer or a person holding an ABC permit may retain such information as is necessary to provide evidence that the person's drivers license or identification card was validated or that the person's age was verified. A retailer or permittee shall agree to comply with the requirements of this section prior to using the system.(c) Except for purposes allowed in this section, a person using the electronic system established in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall not collect or retain any information obtained through the use of the electronic system, nor transfer or make accessible to a third party any information obtained through an inquiry permitted under this section. A violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be punished as a Class 2 misdemeanor.(d) A retailer or permittee using the electronic system established pursuant to this section shall be responsible for the costs of the equipment and communication lines approved by the Division needed by the retailer or permittee to access the system.(e) The establishment and operation of an electronic system pursuant to this section may be funded through grants received from the State, the federal government, a private entity, or any other funding source made available to the Drivers License Technology Fund. All funds obtained through grants to the Fund shall be remitted to the State Treasurer to be held in the Drivers License Technology Fund established in G.S. 20-37.01. (2001-461, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2A - Afflicted, Disabled or Handicapped Persons.|§ 20-37.5 - Definitions.

 20-37.5. Definitions.Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply throughout this Article to the defined words and phrases and their cognates:(1) "Distinguishing license plate" means a license plate that displays the International Symbol of Access using the same color, size of plate, and size of letters or numbers as a regular plate.(1a) Guardian. - Any of the following:a. Custodian. - As defined in G.S. 7B-101(8).b. General guardian. - As defined in G.S. 35A-1202(7).c. Guardian of the person. - As defined in G.S. 35A-1202(10).(2) "Handicapped" shall mean a person with a mobility impairment who, as determined by a licensed physician:a. Cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest;b. Cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device;c. Is restricted by lung disease to such an extent that the person's forced (respiratory) expiratory volume of one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest;d. Uses portable oxygen;e. Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV according to standards set by the American Heart Association;f. Is severely limited in their ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition; org. Is totally blind or whose vision with glasses is so defective as to prevent the performance of ordinary activity for which eyesight is essential, as certified by a licensed ophthalmologist, optometrist, or the Division of Services for the Blind.(3) "International Symbol of Access" means the symbol adopted by Rehabilitation International in 1969 at its Eleventh World Congress on Rehabilitation of the Disabled.(4) "Removable windshield placard" means a two-sided, hooked placard which includes on each side:a. The International Symbol of Access, which is at least three inches in height, centered on the placard, and is white on a blue shield;b. An identification number;c. An expiration date that is visible from at least 20 feet and the month and year of expiration; andd. The seal or other identification of the issuing authority.  (1967, c. 296, s. 5; 1977, c. 340, s. 1; 1991, c. 411, s. 1; 2009-493, s. 1; 2019-213, s. 1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37.6A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2A - Afflicted, Disabled or Handicapped Persons.|§ 20-37.6A - Parking privileges for out-of-state handicapped drivers and passengers.

 20-37.6A. Parking privileges for out-of-state handicapped drivers and passengers.Any vehicle displaying an out-of-State handicapped license plate, placard, or other evidence of handicap issued by the appropriate authority of the appropriate jurisdiction may park in any space reserved for the handicapped pursuant to G.S. 20-37.6. (1981, c. 48; 1991, c. 411, s. 3; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1007, s. 31.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2B - Special Identification Cards for Nonoperators.|§ 20-37.8 - Fraudulent use prohibited.

 20-37.8. Fraudulent use prohibited.(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use a false or fictitious name or give a false or fictitious address in any application for a special identification card or knowingly to make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application or to obtain or possess more than one such card for a fraudulent purpose or knowingly to permit or allow another to commit any of the foregoing acts.(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to present, display, or use a special identification card which contains a false or fictitious name in the commission or attempted commission of a felony.(c) A violation of subsection (a) of this section shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor. A violation of subsection (b) of this section shall constitute a Class I felony. (1979, c. 603, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 326; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-299, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2B - Special Identification Cards for Nonoperators.|§ 20-37.9 - Notice of change of address or name.

 20-37.9. Notice of change of address or name.(a) Address. - A person whose address changes from the address stated on a special identification card must notify the Division of the change within 60 days after the change occurs. If the person's address changed because the person moved, the person must obtain a new special identification card within that time limit stating the new address. A person who does not move but whose address changes due to governmental action may not be charged with violating this subsection.(b) Name. - A person whose name changes from the name stated on a special identification card must notify the Division of the change within 60 days after the change occurs and obtain a new special identification card stating the new name.(c) Fee. - G.S. 20-37.7 sets the fee for a special identification card. (1981, c. 521, s. 2; 1991, c. 689, s. 329; 1997-122, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2C - Commercial Driver License.|§ 20-37.10 - Title of Article.

 20-37.10. Title of Article.This Article may be cited as the Commercial Driver License Act. (1989, c. 771, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2C - Commercial Driver License.|§ 20-37.11 - Purpose.

 20-37.11. Purpose.The purpose of this Article is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 36, and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by:(1) Permitting commercial drivers to hold one license;(2) Disqualifying commercial drivers who have committed certain serious traffic violations, or other specified offenses; and(3) Strengthening commercial driver licensing and testing standards.To the extent that this Article conflicts with general driver licensing provisions, this Article prevails. Where this Article is silent, the general driver licensing provisions apply. (1989, c. 771, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 20-37.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 2C - Commercial Driver License.|§ 20-37.12 - Commercial drivers license required.

 20-37.12. Commercial drivers license required.(a) On or after April 1, 1992, no person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this State unless he has first been issued and is in immediate possession of a commercial drivers license with applicable endorsements valid for the vehicle he is driving; provided, a person may operate a commercial motor vehicle after being issued and while in possession of a commercial driver learner's permit and while accompanied by the holder of a commercial drivers license valid for the vehicle being driven.(b) The out-of-service criteria as referred to in 49 C.F.R. Subchapter B apply to a person who drives a commercial motor vehicle. No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this State in violation of an out-of-service order.(c) Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 726, s. 15.(d) Any person who is not a resident of this State, who has been issued a commercial drivers license by his state of residence, or who holds any license recognized by the federal government that grants the privilege of driving a commercial motor vehicle, who has that license in his immediate possession, whose privilege to drive any motor vehicle is not suspended, revoked, or cancelled, and who has not been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle shall be permitted without further examination or licensure by the Division to drive a commercial motor vehicle in this State.(e) G.S. 20-7 sets the time period in which a new resident of North Carolina must obtain a license from the Division. The Commissioner may establish by rule the conditions under which the test requirements for a commercial drivers license may be waived for a new resident who is licensed in another state.(f) A person shall not be convicted of failing to carry a commercial drivers license if, by the date the person is required to appear in court for the violation, the person produces to the court a commercial drivers license issued to the person that was valid on the date of the offense.  (1989, c. 771, s. 2; 1991, c. 726, s. 15; 1997-122, s. 5; 1998-149, s. 4; 2003-397, s. 3; 2009-416, s. 5.)