AMEND HABITUAL DWI.

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 32 (Public) Filed Thursday, January 29, 2015
AN ACT TO AMEND THE OFFENSE OF HABITUAL IMPAIRED DRIVING.
Intro. by Jackson.

Status: Re-ref Com On Judiciary I (Senate Action) (May 5 2015)

SOG comments (1):

Identical Bill

Identical to S 309 filed on 3/17/15.

H 32

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 4 2015 - View Summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the first edition:

    Amends 20-138.5(a) to provide that a person commits the offense of habitual driving if he or she drives while impaired, as defined in GS 20-4.01, and has previously been convicted of the offense of habitual impaired driving (previously, subsection did not refer to prior convictions for habitual impaired driving). Makes technical changes. 

     


  • Summary date: Jan 29 2015 - View Summary

    Amends GS 20-138.5(a) to provide that a person commits habitual impaired driving if the person drives while impaired and has been convicted of two (rather than three) or more offenses involving impaired driving within 10 years of the offense. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2015.