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. – 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 for 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  G.S. 115C‑216(g) is repealed.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.