GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

 SESSION 2011

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HOUSE BILL 985

Short Title:        Driver Education Fee Paid When Getting Permit.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative Gillespie (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.
Referred to:	Finance.

May 21, 2012

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to collect a fee for driver education when applying for a limited learner's permit.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20-11 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20-11. Issuance of limited learner's permit and provisional drivers license to person who is less than 18 years old.

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(j)         Duration and Fee.Duration. - A limited learner's permit expires on the eighteenth birthday of the permit holder. A limited provisional license expires on the eighteenth birthday of the license holder. A limited learner's permit or limited provisional license issued under this section that expires on a weekend or State holiday shall remain valid through the fifth regular State business day following the date of expiration. A full provisional license expires on the date set under G.S. 20-7(f).

(j1) Fees. - The fees for licenses issued under this section are as follows:

(1)        The fee for a limited learner's permit orfor an applicant who did not participate in the driver education program established under Article 14 of Chapter 115C is fifteen dollars ($15.00).

(2) An applicant for a limited learner's permit who did participate in the driver education program established under Article 14 of Chapter 115C shall be subject to the following fees:

a. Fifteen dollars ($15.00).

b. Forty-five dollars ($45.00), which shall be credited to the costs of administering the driver education program established under Article 14 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes.

(3) The fee for a limited provisional license is fifteen dollars ($15.00).

(4)        The fee for a full provisional license is the amount set under G.S. 20-7(i).

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SECTION 2.  G.S. 115C-216(g) is repealed.

SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2012.