GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE DRH40273-ML-194  (3/18)

Short Title:        Drivers License Designation/American Indian.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative C. Graham.
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to direct the division of motor vehicles to use a certain designation on drivers licenses when listing the race of an applicant who is american indian.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑7(n) reads as rewritten:

"(n)       Format. – A drivers license issued by the Division must be tamperproof and must contain all of the following information:

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The Commissioner shall ensure that applicants 21 years old or older are issued drivers licenses and special identification cards that are printed in a horizontal format. The Commissioner shall ensure that applicants under the age of 21 are issued drivers licenses and special identification cards that are printed in a vertical format, that distinguishes them from the horizontal format, for ease of identification of individuals under age 21 by members of industries that regulate controlled products that are sale restricted by age and law enforcement officers enforcing these laws.

At the request of an applicant for a drivers license, a license issued to the applicant must contain the applicant's race.race, which shall be designated with the letters "AI" for an applicant who is American Indian."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2016, and applies to drivers licenses issued or renewed on or after that date.