Bill Text: NC S181 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: DL Change Expir./8 yrs through 65
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-21 - Ch. SL 2010-131 [S181 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2010-S181-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
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SENATE BILL 181
Second Edition Engrossed 6/24/10
House Committee Substitute Favorable 7/6/10
Short Title: DL Change Expir./8 yrs through 65. |
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February 17, 2009
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to increase the age cap of persons receiving an eight‑year drivers license.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20‑7(f)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(2) Duration of original license for persons at
least 18 years of age or older. – A drivers license issued to a person at least
18 years old but less than 54 66 years old expires on the
birthday of the licensee in the eighth year after issuance. A drivers license
issued to a person at least 54 66 years old expires on the
birthday of the licensee in the fifth year after issuance. A commercial drivers
license that has a vehicles carrying passengers (P) and school bus (S)
endorsement issued pursuant to G.S. 20‑37.16 shall expire on the
birth date of the licensee three years after the date of issuance, if the
licensee is certified to drive a school bus in North Carolina."
SECTION 2. G.S. 20‑7(f)(2a) reads as rewritten:
"(2a) Duration of renewed licenses. – A renewed
drivers license that was issued by the Division to a person at least 18 years
old but less than 54 66 years old expires eight years after the
expiration date of the license that is renewed. A renewed drivers license that
was issued by the Division to a person at least 54 66 years old
expires five years after the expiration date of the license that is renewed."
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective January 1, 2011, and applies to any drivers license issued on or after that date.