GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 254

Short Title:  License Revoked-Drug Offenses.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Odom.
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Referred to:  Judiciary II.
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March 21, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR DRIVERS LICENSE REVOCATION FOR CONVICTION OF DRUG OFFENSE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20-17.5.  Revocation for conviction of drug offense.
(a)	The Division shall revoke the drivers license, for six months, of any person who has been convicted of:
(1)	Any violation of the Federal Controlled Substance Act;
(2)	Any violation of the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act; or
(3)	Any other drug offense.
(b)	The Division shall not issue a drivers license to any person who has been convicted of a drug offense, included in subsection (a) of this section, for at least six months after the person's application if the conviction occurred while the person was unlicensed.  The Division shall revoke the drivers license of any person, for an additional six months, convicted of a drug offense, included in subsection (a) of this section, if the conviction occurred while the person's driving privilege was revoked.
(c)	As used in this section, ‘convicted' shall include adjudications in juvenile proceedings."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to convictions entered on or after that date.