North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 19A - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 03 - DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Subchapter B - DRIVER LICENSE SECTION › Section .0200 - DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUANCE › Section 03B .0201 - DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINATION AND ONLINE RENEWAL

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				  Division shall issue a driver's license to any person who is eligible under
				  G.S. 20 and completes the following requirements:
(1) The Knowledge Examination, which is an
				  automated computer examination that tests the applicant's knowledge of rules of
				  the road. An audio component allows applicants with reading comprehension
				  difficulties to listen to the test questions by use of earphones. Eighty
				  percent of the questions shall be answered correctly to pass. For the issuance
				  of a remote renewal, the requirement of a knowledge examination shall be
				  waived.
(2) The Road Sign
				  Examination, which tests the applicant's knowledge of highway signs and their
				  meanings. Applicants for a regular Class C license shall correctly identify 9
				  of 12 road signs. Applicants for A or B licenses shall correctly identify all
				  road signs. For the issuance of a remote renewal, the requirement of the road
				  signs test shall be waived.
(3) The
				  Visual Acuity Test, which examines an applicant's visual ability to identify
				  letters or symbols from a specific distance. The applicant's vision shall be
				  20/40 or better in at least one eye to receive an unrestricted license. A
				  license shall be restricted to require corrective lenses if acuity is less than
				  20/40 in either eye or both eyes together.
(4) The Road Test, which measures the
				  applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely in actual traffic
				  situations. The required maneuvers are: quick stop, turnabout, backing,
				  approach corner, right turns, left turns, traffic lights, use of vehicle
				  operating equipment, starts, use of lanes, use of brakes, following, and paying
				  attention. Pass or failure is based upon the applicant's ability to execute the
				  required maneuvers. The test is scored by the driver license examiner. For the
				  issuance of a remote renewal, the requirement of a road test shall be
				  waived.
(5) The Remote Renewal
				  allows drivers to remotely renew a driver's license by mail or electronic
				  device. Eligible applicants who wish to renew remotely by electronic means, may
				  go to
www.ncdot.gov/dmv
and submit
				  responses to a series of automated questions that guide applicants through the
				  online renewal process. A driver's license issued by remote renewal expires in
				  accordance with
				  G.S.
				  20-7(f)(6)c.
(6) The Attestation supports application for
				  a remote renewal to affirm the following as part of the remote renewal process:
(A) The applicant is a resident of North
				  Carolina;
(B) The license holder's
				  name as it appears on the license to be renewed has not changed;
(C) All information provided during the
				  application for a remote renewal has been provided truthfully;
(D) The applicant knows of no change in his
				  or her vision since the last time the applicant passed the visual acuity test
				  in Subparagraph (a)(3) of this Rule that would impair the applicant's ability
				  to safely drive a motor vehicle; and
(E) That no change in physical or mental
				  abilities has occurred since the last issuance.
(7) If the applicant has an existing DMV
				  photo on file, no additional photographs are required and the requirements in
				  G.S.
				  20-7(n)(4) shall be waived
				  for a remote renewal.
(8) Upon
				  completion of the remote renewal process, the license shall be renewed if all
				  criteria in
				  G.S.
				  20-7 are met. The applicant shall use the
				  current license for all driver license purposes until the license becomes
				  invalid for some other reason, or receipt of the new license card.