Bill Summary for H 653 (2017-2018)
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AN ACT TO REQUIRE ACCIDENT REPORTS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER AN ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A DRIVER SUFFERING AN EPILEPTIC SEIZURE OR A HYPOGLYCEMIC INCIDENT AND TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO EVALUATE WHETHER THE DRIVER CAN SAFELY OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AFTER RECEIVING THE REPORT.Intro. by Dobson, Dollar, Torbett.
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Amends GS 20-166.1 (Reports and investigations required in event of an accident). Requires a person submitting a report under this statute to report when a crash was caused as the result of a driver suffering a seizure or diabetic coma, including the name of the driver. Directs the DMV to evaluate whether that driver's medical condition affects the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, to suspend the driver's license pending completion of the evaluation, and to restore or cancel the license upon the completion of the evaluation, depending on the outcome. A driver may appeal a canceled license under GS 20-9(g). Provides that reports under this statute by law enforcement officers and medical examiners are public records, and that other reports under this statute are not public records.
Effective October 1, 2017, and applies to accidents occurring on or after that date.