A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish a military drivers license expiration procedure within the Division of Motor Vehicles.	
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑7 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(q)	Military Expiration and Renewal. – The Division of Motor Vehicles shall develop a 'military' designation for drivers licenses. These licenses may:
(1)	Be issued, upon request, to North Carolina residents on active duty, to their spouses and dependent children.
(2)	Be renewed by mail no more than two times under this subsection.
(3)	May be renewed up to one year prior to expiration upon the presentation of military or Department of Defense credentials.
(4)	Be renewed without a vision test if the member is deployed to a combat zone or a qualified hazardous duty zone."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.