A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct the division of motor vehicles to develop a designation for drivers licenses that may be granted upon request to a person with a hearing impairment.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑7 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(q2)	Hearing Impaired Designation. – The Division shall develop, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety and the State Highway Patrol, a designation for drivers licenses that may, upon request, be granted to North Carolina residents with a hearing impairment. An applicant requesting a designation under this subsection must provide the Division with a letter from the applicant's primary care provider certifying that the applicant has a hearing impairment. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing the issuance of a drivers license to a person ineligible under G.S. 20‑9."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.