NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 120

HOUSE BILL 295

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 20-13 TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITH DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO ALLOW CERTAIN PROVISIONAL LICENSEES PROBATIONARY LICENSE STATUS IN LIEU OF SUSPENSION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Subsection (a) of G.S. 20-13 is amended by rewriting the last sentence thereof to read as follows:

"A motor vehicle moving violation, as used herein, does not include any of those offenses for which no points under the point system may be assessed by specific reference in G.S. 20-16(c)."

Sec. 2.  Subsection (b)(3) of G.S. 20-13 is amended by adding at the conclusion thereof the following:

"After the expiration of six months of any suspension hereunder, the parent or someone standing in loco parentis of the provisional licensee may request a hearing for the purpose of obtaining a license upon a probationary status.

If such provisional licensee demonstrates to the Department that his conduct and attitude is such as to entitle him to favorable consideration, the Department may rescind the remainder of the suspension and allow such provisional licensee to operate motor vehicles under his provisional license in a probationary status. Such provisional licensee must agree in writing to accept such terms and conditions as the Department may see fit to impose during the term of probation."

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of March, 1971.