North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.
§ 20-17 - Mandatory revocation of license by Division.

20-17. Mandatory revocation of license by Division.
(a) The Division shall forthwith revoke the license of any driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction for any of the following offenses:
(1) Manslaughter (or negligent homicide) resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.
(2) Either of the following impaired driving offenses:
a. Impaired driving under G.S. 20-138.1.
b. Impaired driving under G.S. 20-138.2, if the driver's alcohol concentration level was .06 or higher. For the purposes of this sub-subdivision, the driver's alcohol concentration level result, obtained by chemical analysis, shall be conclusive and is not subject to modification by any party, with or without approval by the court.
(3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used.
(4) Failure to stop and render aid in violation of G.S. 20-166(a) or (b).
(5) Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the Division under this Article or under any other law relating to the ownership of motor vehicles.
(6) Conviction, within a period of 12 months, of (i) two charges of reckless driving, (ii) two charges of aggressive driving, or (iii) one or more charges of reckless driving and one or more charges of aggressive driving.
(7) Conviction upon one charge of aggressive driving or reckless driving while engaged in the illegal transportation of intoxicants for the purpose of sale.
(8) Conviction of using a false or fictitious name or giving a false or fictitious address in any application for a drivers license, or learner's permit, or any renewal or duplicate thereof, or knowingly making a false statement or knowingly concealing a material fact or otherwise committing a fraud in any such application or procuring or knowingly permitting or allowing another to commit any of the foregoing acts.
(9) Any offense set forth under G.S. 20-141.4.
(10) Repealed by Session Laws 1997-443, s. 19.26(b).
(11) Conviction of assault with a motor vehicle.
(12) A second or subsequent conviction of transporting an open container of alcoholic beverage under G.S. 20-138.7.
(13) A second or subsequent conviction, as defined in G.S. 20-138.2A(d), of driving a commercial motor vehicle after consuming alcohol under G.S. 20-138.2A.
(14) A conviction of driving a school bus, school activity bus, or child care vehicle after consuming alcohol under G.S. 20-138.2B.
(15) A conviction of malicious use of an explosive or incendiary device to damage property (G.S. 14-49(b) and (b1)); making a false report concerning a destructive device in a public building (G.S. 14-69.1(c)); perpetrating a hoax concerning a destructive device in a public building (G.S. 14-69.2(c)); possessing or carrying a dynamite cartridge, bomb, grenade, mine, or powerful explosive on educational property (G.S. 14-269.2(b1)); or causing, encouraging, or aiding a minor to possess or carry a dynamite cartridge, bomb, grenade, mine, or powerful explosive on educational property (G.S. 14-269.2(c1)).
(16) A second or subsequent conviction of larceny of motor fuel under G.S. 14-72.5. A conviction for violating G.S. 14-72.5 is a second or subsequent conviction if at the time of the current offense the person has a previous conviction under G.S. 14-72.5 that occurred in the seven years immediately preceding the date of the current offense.
(17) A third or subsequent conviction of operating a private passenger automobile with prohibited modifications on any highway or public vehicular area under G.S. 20-135.4(d). A conviction for violating G.S. 20-135.4(d) is a third or subsequent conviction if at the time of the current infraction the person has two or more previous convictions under G.S. 20-135.4 that occurred in the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the current infraction.
(b) On the basis of information provided by the child support enforcement agency or the clerk of court, the Division shall:
(1) Ensure that no license or right to operate a motor vehicle under this Chapter is renewed or issued to an obligor who is delinquent in making child support payments when a court of record has issued a revocation order pursuant to G.S. 110-142.2 or G.S. 50-13.12. The obligor shall not be entitled to any other hearing before the Division as a result of the revocation of his license pursuant to G.S. 110-142.2 or G.S. 50-13.12; or
(2) Revoke the drivers license of any person who has willfully failed to complete court-ordered community service and a court has issued a revocation order. This revocation shall continue until the Division receives certification from the clerk of court that the person has completed the court-ordered community service. No person whose drivers license is revoked pursuant to this subdivision shall be entitled to any other hearing before the Division as a result of this revocation. (1935, c. 52, s. 12; 1947, c. 1067, s. 14; 1967, c. 1098, s. 2; 1971, c. 619, s. 7; 1973, c. 18, s. 1; c. 1081, s. 3; c. 1330, s. 2; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; c. 831; 1979, c. 667, ss. 20, 41; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; c. 747, s. 66; 1983, c. 435, s. 15; 1989, c. 771, s. 11; 1991, c. 726, s. 7; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 761, s. 1; 1995, c. 506, s. 7; c. 538, s. 2(b); 1997-234, s. 3; 1997-443, s. 19.26(b); 1998-182, s. 18; 1999-257, s. 4.1; 2001-352, s. 3; 2001-487, s. 52; 2004-193, ss. 4, 5; 2006-253, s. 22.2; 2007-493, s. 2; 2021-128, s. 2.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles

Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act.

§ 20-5 - Title of Article.

§ 20-7 - Issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.

§ 20-7.1 - Notice of change of address or name.

§ 20-7.3 - Availability of organ, eye, and tissue donor cards at motor vehicle offices.

§ 20-7.4 - License to Give Trust Fund established.

§ 20-7.5 - License to Give Trust Fund Commission established.

§ 20-7.6 - Powers and duties of the License to Give Trust Fund Commission.

§ 20-8 - Persons exempt from license.

§ 20-9 - What persons shall not be licensed.

§ 20-9.1 - Physicians, psychologists, and other medical providers providing medical information on drivers with physical or mental disabilities or diseases.

§ 20-9.2 - Selective service system registration requirements.

§ 20-9.3 - Notification of requirements for sex offender registration.

§ 20-10 - Age limits for drivers of public passenger-carrying vehicles.

§ 20-10.1 - Mopeds.

§ 20-11 - Issuance of limited learner's permit and provisional drivers license to person who is less than 18 years old.

§ 20-12.1 - Impaired supervision or instruction.

§ 20-13 - Suspension of license of provisional licensee.

§ 20-13.2 - Grounds for revoking provisional license.

§ 20-13.3 - Immediate civil license revocation for provisional licensees charged with certain offenses.

§ 20-14 - Duplicate licenses.

§ 20-15 - Authority of Division to cancel license or endorsement.

§ 20-15.1 - Revocations when licensing privileges forfeited.

§ 20-16 - Authority of Division to suspend license.

§ 20-16.01 - Double penalties for offenses committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle.

§ 20-16.1 - Mandatory suspension of driver's license upon conviction of excessive speeding; limited driving permits for first offenders.

§ 20-16.2 - Implied consent to chemical analysis; mandatory revocation of license in event of refusal; right of driver to request analysis.

§ 20-16.3 - Alcohol screening tests required of certain drivers; approval of test devices and manner of use by Department of Health and Human Services; use of test results or refusal.

§ 20-16.3A - Checking stations and roadblocks.

§ 20-16.5 - Immediate civil license revocation for certain persons charged with implied-consent offenses.

§ 20-17 - Mandatory revocation of license by Division.

§ 20-17.1 - Revocation of license of mental incompetents, alcoholics and habitual users of narcotic drugs.

§ 20-17.1A - Restoration of license for person adjudicated to be restored to competency.

§ 20-17.3 - Revocation for underage purchasers of alcohol.

§ 20-17.4 - Disqualification to drive a commercial motor vehicle.

§ 20-17.5 - Effect of disqualification.

§ 20-17.6 - Restoration of a license after a conviction of driving while impaired or driving while less than 21 years old after consuming alcohol or drugs.

§ 20-17.7 - Commercial motor vehicle out-of-service fines authorized.

§ 20-17.8 - Restoration of a license after certain driving while impaired convictions; ignition interlock.

§ 20-17.8A - Tampering with ignition interlock systems.

§ 20-17.9 - Revocation of commercial drivers license with a P or S endorsement upon conviction of certain offenses.

§ 20-18 - Conviction of offenses described in § 1 not ground for suspension or revocation.

§ 20-19 - Period of suspension or revocation; conditions of restoration[Effective until June 1, 2022]

§ 20-20.1 - Limited driving privilege for certain revocations.

§ 20-20.2 - Processing fee for limited driving privilege.

§ 20-21 - No operation under foreign license during suspension or revocation in this State.

§ 20-22 - Suspending privileges of nonresidents and reporting convictions.

§ 20-23 - Revoking resident's license upon conviction in another state.

§ 20-23.1 - Suspending or revoking operating privilege of person not holding license.

§ 20-23.2 - Suspension of license for conviction of offense involving impaired driving in federal court.

§ 20-24 - When court or child support enforcement agency to forward license to Division and report convictions, child support delinquencies, and prayers for judgment continued.

§ 20-24.1 - Revocation for failure to appear or pay fine, penalty or costs for motor vehicle offenses.

§ 20-24.2 - Court to report failure to appear or pay fine, penalty or costs.

§ 20-25 - Right of appeal to court.

§ 20-26 - Records; copies furnished; charge.

§ 20-27 - Availability of records.

§ 20-27.1 - Unlawful for sex offender to drive commercial passenger vehicle or school bus without appropriate commercial license or while disqualified.

§ 20-28 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Unlawful to drive while license revoked, after notification, or while disqualified.

§ 20-28.1 - Conviction of moving offense committed while driving during period of suspension or revocation of license.

§ 20-28.2 - Forfeiture of motor vehicle for impaired driving after impaired driving license revocation; forfeiture for felony speeding to elude arrest.

§ 20-28.3 - Seizure, impoundment, forfeiture of motor vehicles for offenses involving impaired driving while license revoked or without license and insurance, and for felony speeding to elude arrest.

§ 20-28.4 - Release of impounded motor vehicles by judge.

§ 20-28.5 - Forfeiture of impounded motor vehicle or funds.

§ 20-28.7 - Responsibility of Division of Motor Vehicles.

§ 20-28.8 - Reports to the Division.

§ 20-28.9 - Authority for the State Surplus Property Agency to administer a statewide or regional towing, storage, and sales program for vehicles forfeited.

§ 20-29 - Surrender of license.

§ 20-29.1 - Commissioner may require reexamination; issuance of limited or restricted licenses.

§ 20-30 - (Effective until July 1, 2023) Violations of license, learner's permit, or special identification card provisions.

§ 20-31 - Making false affidavits perjury.

§ 20-32 - Unlawful to permit unlicensed minor to drive motor vehicle.

§ 20-34 - Unlawful to permit violations of this Article.

§ 20-34.1 - Violations for wrongful issuance of a drivers license or a special identification card.

§ 20-35 - Penalties for violating Article; defense to driving without a license.

§ 20-36 - Ten-year-old convictions not considered.

§ 20-37 - Limitations on issuance of licenses.

§ 20-37.01 - Drivers License Technology Fund.

§ 20-37.02 - Verification of drivers license information.