A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that the division of motor vehicles shall revoke a person's drivers license for passing a stopped school bus in violation of G.S. 20‑217.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑217 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"§ 20‑217.  Motor vehicles to stop for properly marked and designated school buses in certain instances; evidence of identity of driver.
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(g1)	The Division shall revoke the drivers license of any person convicted of an offense under subsection (a) of this section. Upon a first conviction of a misdemeanor under subsection (a) of this section, the revocation period shall be 30 days. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of a misdemeanor under subsection (a) of this section, the revocation period shall be 90 days. The Division shall revoke, for a period of one year, the drivers license of any person convicted of a Class I felony under this section. The Division shall revoke, for a period of two years, the drivers license of any person convicted of a Class H felony under this section. In the case of any conviction under this section, the licensee may apply to the sentencing court for a limited driving privilege, provided the operator's license has not also been revoked or suspended under any other provision of law. A limited driving privilege issued under this subsection shall be valid for the period of revocation in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions prescribed in G.S. 20‑16.1(b). If the person's license is revoked or suspended under any other statute, the limited driving privilege issued pursuant to this subsection is invalid.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑217(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall not receive a prayer for judgment continued under any circumstances. A person who violates subsection (a) of this section, and has a prior conviction within the preceding 12 months for violating subsection (a) of this section, shall not be eligible to enter a plea of guilty or no contest to a lesser included offense or to a substitute charge that carries a lesser punishment."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2013, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.