GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 158

Short Title:  18-21 Automatic DWI Revocation.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Dockham; Culp, Justus, Morgan, Privette, and Russell.
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Referred to:  Judiciary II.
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February 25, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE AN AUTOMATIC 45 DAY DRIVERS LICENSE REVOCATION FOR ANY PERSON 18 TO 21 YEARS OF AGE WHO IS CHARGED WITH AN IMPAIRED DRIVING OFFENSE AND HAS ANY ALCOHOL IN HIS BLOOD.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-16.5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( a1)	Revocations for Persons Between the Ages of 18 and 21 Who Have Any Alcohol in Their Blood. – A persons drivers license shall be revoked for 45 days under this section if:
(1)	The person has reached his eighteenth birthday but has not reached his twenty-first birthday;
(2)	A charging officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed an offense subject to the implied-consent provisions of G.S. 20-16.2;
(3)	The person is charged with that offense as provided in G.S. 20-16(a);
(4)	The charging officer and the chemical analyst comply with the procedures of G.S. 20-16.2 and G.S. 20-139.1 in requiring the person's submission to or procuring a chemical analysis; and
(5)	The person:
a.	Willfully refuses to submit to the chemical analysis; or
b.	Has any alcohol in his blood within a relevant time after driving."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.