AN ACT TO REDUCE THE TIME A LIMITED LEARNER'S PERMIT MUST BE HELD BEFORE OBTAINING A LIMITED PROVISIONAL LICENSE AND TO AMEND THE PASSENGER RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO LIMITED PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDERS. SL 2023-13. Enacted May 6, 2023. Effective May 6, 2023, except as otherwise provided.
Bill Summaries: S157 LIMITED PROVISIONAL LICENSE MODIFICATION.
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Bill S 157 (2023-2024)Summary date: May 8 2023 - View Summary
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Bill S 157 (2023-2024)Summary date: Mar 8 2023 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute to the 1st version makes the following changes. Changes the act’s long title. Amends the introductory language of the changes to SL 2021-24 to reflect amendments by another session law. Amends GS 20-11(e)(4) (pertaining to level 2 restrictions related to limited learner’s permits and provisional driver’s licenses given to individuals under age 18) as follows. Allows for one additional passenger under 21 years of age to be in driver’s vehicle when the passenger is a student being driven directly to or from school. Effective August 1, 2023.
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Bill S 157 (2023-2024)Summary date: Feb 23 2023 - View Summary
Extends until December 31, 2023, the amendment to GS 20-11(d) made in SL 2021-24, as amended by SL 2021-134, which expired December 31, 2022, requiring individuals to hold a limited learner’s driving permit for at least six months (instead of 12 months) before obtaining a limited provisional driving license.
Amends GS 20-11(d) to require individuals to hold a limited learner's driving permit for at least nine months before obtaining a limited provisional driving license, effective January 1, 2024.