GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

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HOUSE BILL 146

Short Title:      Remote License Renewal/Active Duty Military.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Campbell and Lowery (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to:	Transportation, if favorable, Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

February 21, 2025

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT authorizing consecutive remote drivers license renewals for active duty military.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑7 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑7.  Issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.

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(f)        Duration and Renewal of Licenses. – Drivers licenses shall be issued and renewed pursuant to the provisions of this subsection:

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(6)        Remote renewal or conversion. – Subject to the following requirements and limitations, the Division may offer remote renewal of a drivers license or remote conversion of a full provisional license issued by the Division:

a.         Requirements. – To be eligible for remote renewal or conversion under this subdivision, a person must meet all of the following requirements:

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4.         For a remote renewal, the most recent renewal was an in‑person renewal and not a remote renewal under this subdivision. This requirement does not apply to members of the Armed Forces of the United States or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States serving on active duty and stationed outside this State.

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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to licenses renewed on or after that date.