North Carolina HB 584: Permit/Provisional License Modifications.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 584
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/30/25

Short Title: Permit/Provisional License Modifications. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 1, 2025
*H584-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT ELIMINATING DRIVING ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE AND DRIVING LOG 2
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LIMITED LEARNER'S PERMITS AND 3
PROVISIONAL DRIVERS LICENSES, AUTHORIZING ONLINE APPLICATION FOR 4
FULL PROVISIONAL DRIVERS LICENSES, TEMPORARILY REDUCING THE 5
MINIMUM TIME PERIOD REQUIRED FOR HOLDING A LIMITED LEARNER'S 6
PERMIT, EXTENDING THE AMOUNT OF TIME A NEW RESIDENT HAS TO OBTAIN 7
A LICENSE IN THIS STATE, AND REQUIRING THE DIVISION OF MOTOR 8
VEHICLES TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS. 9
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 10
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PART I. ELIMINATE DRIVING ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE AND DRIVING LOG 12
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LEARNER'S PERMITS AND 13
PROVISIONAL DRIVERS LICENSES 14
SECTION 1. G.S. 20-11 reads as rewritten: 15
"§ 20-11. Issuance of limited learner's permit and provisional drivers license to person who 16
is less than 18 years old. 17
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(b) Level 1. – A person who is at least 15 years old but less than 18 years old may obtain 19
a limited learner's permit if the person meets all of the following requirements: 20
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(3) Has a driving eligibility certificate or a high school diploma or its equivalent. 22
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(d) Level 2. – A person who is at least 16 years old but less than 18 years old may obtain 24
a limited provisional license if the person meets all of the following requirements: 25
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(4) Has a driving eligibility certificate or a high school diploma or its equivalent. 27
(5) Has completed a driving log, on a form approved by the Division, detailing a 28
minimum of 60 hours as the operator of a motor vehicle of a class for which 29
the driver has been issued a limited learner's permit. The log must show at 30
least 10 hours of the required driving occurred during nighttime hours. No 31
more than 10 hours of driving per week may be counted toward the 60-hour 32
requirement. The driving log must be signed by the supervising driver and 33
submitted to the Division at the time the applicant seeks to obtain a limited 34
provisional license. If the Division has cause to believe that a driving log has 35
been falsified, the limited learner's permit holder shall be required to complete 36

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a new driving log with the same requirements and shall not be eligible to 1
obtain a limited provisional license for six months. 2
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(f) Level 3. – A person who is at least 16 years old but less than 18 years old may obtain 4
a full provisional license if the person meets all of the following requirements: 5
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(3) Has a driving eligibility certificate or a high school diploma or its equivalent. 7
(4) Has completed a driving log, on a form approved by the Division, detailing a 8
minimum of 12 hours as the operator of a motor vehicle of a class for which 9
the driver is licensed. The log must show at least six hours of the required 10
driving occurred during nighttime hours. The driving log must be signed by 11
the supervising driver for any hours driven outside the provisions of 12
subdivision (e)(2) of this section and submitted to the Division at the time the 13
applicant seeks to obtain a full provisional license. If the Division has cause 14
to believe that a driving log has been falsified, the limited provisional licensee 15
shall be required to complete a new driving log with the same requirements 16
and shall not be eligible to obtain a full provisional license for six months. 17
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(h) Exception for Persons 16 to 18 Who Have an Unrestricted Out-of-State License. – A 19
person who is at least 16 years old but less than 18 years old, who was a resident of another state 20
and has an unrestricted drivers license issued by that state, and who becomes a resident of this 21
State may obtain one of the following upon the submission of a driving eligibility certificate or 22
a high school diploma or its equivalent:following: 23
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(n) Driving Eligibility Certificate. – A person who desires to obtain a permit or license 25
issued under this section must have a high school diploma or its equivalent or must have a driving 26
eligibility certificate. A driving eligibility certificate must meet the following conditions: 27
(1) The person who is required to sign the certificate under subdivision (4) of this 28
subsection must show that he or she has determined that one of the following 29
requirements is met: 30
a. The person is currently enrolled in school and is making progress 31
toward obtaining a high school diploma or its equivalent. 32
b. A substantial hardship would be placed on the person or the person's 33
family if the person does not receive a certificate. 34
c. The person cannot make progress toward obtaining a high school 35
diploma or it