GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1493

Short Title:  Blood/Alcohol Content Test Fee.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Barker; Basnight, Conder, Daniel, Harris, and Parnell.
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Referred to:  Finance.
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June 4, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPOSE A BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONTENT ANALYSIS FEE TO BE PAID BY CERTAIN PERSONS CONVICTED OF IMPAIRED DRIVING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-179 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( u)	After a conviction for impaired driving under G.S. 20-138.1, the judge shall impose a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) on the defendant if that defendant has taken a breathalyzer test or blood test.  This fee shall be collected to defray the cost of providing the equipment and analysts needed to process these tests and shall be deposited in the General Fund."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1990.