| 35 | | - | owned by him the person or under his the person's control to be operated on a public street, 24 |
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| 36 | | - | highway, or thoroughfare in prearranged speed competition with another motor vehicle, or to 25 |
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| 37 | | - | place or receive any bet, wager, or other thing of value from the outcome of any prearranged 26 |
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| 38 | | - | speed competition on any public street, highway, or thoroughfare. vehicle. Any person violating 27 |
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| 39 | | - | the provisions of this subsection shall be is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 28 |
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| 40 | | - | (c1) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or receive any bet, wager, or other thing 29 |
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| 41 | | - | of value from the outcome of any prearranged speed competition on any public street, highway, 30 |
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| 42 | | - | or thoroughfare. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 31 |
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| 43 | | - | (c2) Any person who violates subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section is guilty of a Class 32 |
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| 44 | | - | H felony if the speed competition causes serious injury. 33 |
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| 45 | | - | (c3) Any person who violates subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section is guilty of a Class 34 |
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| 46 | | - | G felony if the speed competition causes serious bodily injury or death. 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 48 | | - | (d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall revoke the driver's license or privilege to 1 |
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| 49 | | - | drive of every person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection (a) or subsection (c) of 2 |
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| 50 | | - | this section, said revocation to be for three years; provided any person whose license has been 3 |
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| 51 | | - | revoked under this section may apply for a new license after 18 months from revocation. Upon 4 |
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| 52 | | - | filing of such application the Division may issue a new license upon satisfactory proof that the 5 |
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| 53 | | - | former licensee has been of good behavior for the past 18 months and that his conduct and attitude 6 |
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| 54 | | - | are such as to entitle him to favorable consideration and upon such terms and conditions which 7 |
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| 55 | | - | the Division may see fit to impose for the balance of the three-year revocation period, which 8 |
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| 56 | | - | period shall be computed from the date of the original revocation.section as follows: 9 |
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| 57 | | - | (1) If the violation is punishable under subsection (c2) of this section, for four 10 |
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| 58 | | - | years. Any person whose license has been revoked under this subdivision may 11 |
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| 59 | | - | apply for a new license after three years from revocation. 12 |
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| 60 | | - | (2) If the violation is punishable under subsection (c3) of this section, 13 |
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| 61 | | - | permanently. Any person whose license has been revoked under this 14 |
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| 62 | | - | subdivision may apply for a new license after seven years from revocation. 15 |
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| 63 | | - | (3) For any other violation, three years. Any person whose license has been 16 |
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| 64 | | - | revoked under this subdivision may apply for a new license after 18 months 17 |
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| 65 | | - | from revocation. 18 |
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| 66 | | - | (d1) Upon filing of an application for a new license pursuant to subsection (d) of this 19 |
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| 67 | | - | section, the Division may issue a new license upon satisfactory proof that the former licensee has 20 |
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| 68 | | - | been of good behavior during the revocation period and that the applicant's conduct and attitude 21 |
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| 69 | | - | entitle the applicant to favorable consideration. The Division may impose terms and conditions 22 |
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| 70 | | - | upon the new license for the balance of the revocation period. When the revocation period is 23 |
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| 71 | | - | permanent, the restrictions and conditions imposed by the Division may not exceed three years. 24 |
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| 72 | | - | … 25 |
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| 73 | | - | (g) The following provisions apply to this section: 26 |
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| 74 | | - | … 27 |
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| 75 | | - | (3) Upon conviction of the operator of said motor vehicle of a violation of 28 |
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| 76 | | - | subsection (a) of this section or in violation of G.S. 20-141.10, the court shall 29 |
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| 77 | | - | order a sale at public auction of said motor vehicle and the officer making the 30 |
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| 78 | | - | sale, after deducting the expenses of keeping the motor vehicle, the fee for the 31 |
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| 79 | | - | seizure, and the costs of the sale, shall pay all liens, according to their 32 |
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| 80 | | - | priorities, which are established, by intervention or otherwise, at said hearing 33 |
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| 81 | | - | or in other proceeding brought for said purpose, as being bona fide, and shall 34 |
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| 82 | | - | pay the balance of the proceeds to the proper officer of the county who 35 |
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| 83 | | - | receives fines and forfeitures to be used for the school fund of the county. All 36 |
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| 84 | | - | liens against a motor vehicle sold under the provisions of this section shall be 37 |
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| 85 | | - | transferred from the motor vehicle to the proceeds of its sale. If, at the time of 38 |
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| 86 | | - | hearing, or other proceeding in which the matter is considered, the owner of 39 |
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| 87 | | - | the vehicle can establish to the satisfaction of the court that said motor vehicle 40 |
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| 88 | | - | was used in a prearranged speed competition with another motor vehicle on a 41 |
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| 89 | | - | street or highway or in a street takeover without the knowledge or consent of 42 |
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| 90 | | - | the owner, and that the owner had no reasonable grounds to believe that the 43 |
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| 91 | | - | motor vehicle would be used for such purpose, the court shall not order a sale 44 |
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| 92 | | - | of the vehicle but shall restore it to the owner, and the said owner shall, at his 45 |
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| 93 | | - | upon request, be entitled to a trial by jury upon such issues. 46 |
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| 94 | | - | …." 47 |
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| 95 | | - | SECTION 2.(c) G.S. 20-166 reads as rewritten: 48 |
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| 96 | | - | "§ 20-166. Duty to stop in event of a crash; furnishing information or assistance to injured 49 |
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| 97 | | - | person, etc.; persons assisting exempt from civil liability. 50 |
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| 98 | | - | (a) The driver of any vehicle who knows or reasonably should know: 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 100 | | - | (1) That the vehicle which he or she is operating is involved in a crash; and 1 |
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| 101 | | - | (2) That the crash has resulted in serious bodily injury, as defined in G.S. 14-32.4, 2 |
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| 102 | | - | or death to any person; 3 |
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| 103 | | - | shall immediately stop his or her the driver's vehicle at the scene of the crash. The driver shall 4 |
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| 104 | | - | remain with the vehicle at the scene of the crash until a law-enforcement officer completes the 5 |
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| 105 | | - | investigation of the crash or authorizes the driver to leave and the vehicle to be removed, unless 6 |
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| 106 | | - | remaining at the scene places the driver or others at significant risk of injury. 7 |
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| 107 | | - | Prior to the completion of the investigation of the crash by a law enforcement officer, or the 8 |
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| 108 | | - | consent of the officer to leave, the driver may not facilitate, allow, or agree to the removal of the 9 |
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| 109 | | - | vehicle from the scene for any purpose other than to call for a law enforcement officer, to call 10 |
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| 110 | | - | for medical assistance or medical treatment as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, or to 11 |
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| 111 | | - | remove oneself or others from significant risk of injury. If the driver does leave for a reason 12 |
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| 112 | | - | permitted by this subsection, then the driver must return with the vehicle to the accident scene 13 |
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| 113 | | - | within a reasonable period of time, unless otherwise instructed by a law enforcement officer. A 14 |
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| 114 | | - | willful violation of this subsection shall be punished as a Class F felony. Notwithstanding the 15 |
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| 115 | | - | provisions of G.S. 15A-1340.17, if the crash results in the death of another person, the court shall 16 |
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| 116 | | - | sentence the defendant in the aggravated range of the appropriate Prior Record Level. 17 |
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| 117 | | - | (a1) The driver of any vehicle who knows or reasonably should know: 18 |
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| 118 | | - | (1) That the vehicle which he or she is operating is involved in a crash; and 19 |
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| 119 | | - | (2) That the crash has resulted in injury; 20 |
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| 120 | | - | shall immediately stop his or her the driver's vehicle at the scene of the crash. The driver shall 21 |
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| 121 | | - | remain with the vehicle at the scene of the crash until a law enforcement officer completes the 22 |
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| 122 | | - | investigation of the crash or authorizes the driver to leave and the vehicle to be removed, unless 23 |
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| 123 | | - | remaining at the scene places the driver or others at significant risk of injury. 24 |
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| 124 | | - | Prior to the completion of the investigation of the crash by a law enforcement officer, or the 25 |
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| 125 | | - | consent of the officer to leave, the driver may not facilitate, allow, or agree to the removal of the 26 |
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| 126 | | - | vehicle from the scene for any purpose other than to call for a law enforcement officer, to call 27 |
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| 127 | | - | for medical assistance or medical treatment as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, or to 28 |
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| 128 | | - | remove oneself or others from significant risk of injury. If the driver does leave for a reason 29 |
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| 129 | | - | permitted by this subsection, then the driver must return with the vehicle to the crash scene within 30 |
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| 130 | | - | a reasonable period of time, unless otherwise instructed by a law enforcement officer. A willful 31 |
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| 131 | | - | violation of this subsection shall be punished as a Class H felony. 32 |
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| 132 | | - | (b) In addition to complying with the requirements of subsections (a) and (a1) of this 33 |
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| 133 | | - | section, the driver as set forth in subsections (a) and (a1) Any driver required to stop at the scene 34 |
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| 134 | | - | of a crash pursuant to subsection (a) or (a1) of this section shall give his or her additionally 35 |
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| 135 | | - | provide the following information to the person struck and the driver or occupants of any vehicle 36 |
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| 136 | | - | collided with, unless those individuals are physically or mentally incapable of receiving 37 |
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| 137 | | - | information: (i) the driver's name, address, driver's license number and (ii) the license plate 38 |
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| 138 | | - | number of the vehicle to the person struck or the driver or occupants of any vehicle collided with, 39 |
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| 139 | | - | provided that the person or persons are physically and mentally capable of receiving such 40 |
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| 140 | | - | information, and shall driver's vehicle. The driver shall also render reasonable assistance to any 41 |
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| 141 | | - | person injured in such crash reasonable assistance, including the injured person. Reasonable 42 |
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| 142 | | - | assistance includes calling for medical assistance if it is apparent that such assistance is necessary 43 |
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| 143 | | - | or is requested by the injured person. A violation of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor. 44 |
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| 144 | | - | (c) The driver of any vehicle, when the driver knows or reasonably should know that the 45 |
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| 145 | | - | vehicle which the driver is operating is involved in a crash which results: 46 |
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| 146 | | - | (1) Only in damage to property; or 47 |
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| 147 | | - | (2) In injury or death to any person, but only if the operator of the vehicle did not 48 |
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| 148 | | - | know and did not have reason to know of the death or injury; 49 |
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| 149 | | - | shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the crash. If the crash is a reportable crash, the 50 |
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| 152 | | - | completes the investigation of the crash or authorizes the driver to leave and the vehicle to be 1 |
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| 153 | | - | removed, unless remaining at the scene places the driver or others at significant risk of injury. 2 |
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| 154 | | - | Prior to the completion of the investigation of the crash by a law enforcement officer, or the 3 |
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| 155 | | - | consent of the officer to leave, the driver may not facilitate, allow, or agree to the removal of the 4 |
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| 156 | | - | vehicle from the scene, for any purpose other than to call for a law enforcement officer, to call 5 |
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| 157 | | - | for medical assistance or medical treatment, or to remove oneself or others from significant risk 6 |
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| 158 | | - | of injury. If the driver does leave for a reason permitted by this subsection, then the driver must 7 |
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| 159 | | - | return with the vehicle to the accident scene within a reasonable period of time, unless otherwise 8 |
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| 160 | | - | instructed by a law enforcement officer. A willful violation of this subsection is a Class 1 9 |
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| 161 | | - | misdemeanor. 10 |
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| 162 | | - | (c1) In addition to complying with the requirement of subsection (c) of this section, the 11 |
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| 163 | | - | driver as set forth in subsection (c) Any driver required to stop at the scene of a crash pursuant 12 |
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| 164 | | - | to subsection (c) of this section shall give his or her additionally provide the following 13 |
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| 165 | | - | information to the driver or occupants of any other vehicle involved in the crash or to any person 14 |
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| 166 | | - | whose property is damaged in the crash: (i) the driver's name, address, driver's license number 15 |
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| 167 | | - | and (ii) the license plate number of his vehicle to the driver or occupants of any other vehicle 16 |
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| 168 | | - | involved in the crash or to any person whose property is damaged in the crash. the driver's 17 |
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| 169 | | - | vehicle. If the damaged property is a parked and unattended vehicle and the name and location 18 |
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| 170 | | - | of the owner is not known to or readily ascertainable by the driver of the responsible vehicle, the 19 |
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| 171 | | - | driver shall furnish the information required by this subsection to the nearest available peace 20 |
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| 172 | | - | officer, or, in the alternative, and provided the driver thereafter within 48 hours fully complies 21 |
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| 173 | | - | with G.S. 20-166.1(c), shall immediately place a paper-writing containing the information in a 22 |
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| 174 | | - | conspicuous place upon or in the damaged vehicle. If the damaged property is a guardrail, utility 23 |
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| 175 | | - | pole, or other fixed object owned by the Department of Transportation, a public utility, or other 24 |
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| 176 | | - | public service corporation to which report cannot readily be made at the scene, it shall be 25 |
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| 177 | | - | sufficient if the responsible driver shall furnish the information required to the nearest peace 26 |
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| 178 | | - | officer or make written report thereof containing the information by U.S. certified mail, return 27 |
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| 179 | | - | receipt requested, to the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles within five days following 28 |
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| 180 | | - | the collision. A violation of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor. 29 |
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| 181 | | - | … 30 |
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| 182 | | - | (e) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall revoke shall: 31 |
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| 183 | | - | (1) Revoke the drivers license of a person convicted of violating subsection (a) of 32 |
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| 184 | | - | this section for a period of four years unless the crash results in the death of 33 |
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| 185 | | - | another person. Any person whose license has been revoked under this 34 |
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| 186 | | - | subdivision may apply for a new license after three years from revocation. 35 |
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| 187 | | - | (2) Revoke the drivers license of a person convicted of violating subsection (a) of 36 |
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| 188 | | - | this section permanently if the crash results in the death of another person. 37 |
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| 189 | | - | Any person whose license has been revoked under this subdivision may apply 38 |
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| 190 | | - | for a new license after seven years from revocation. 39 |
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| 191 | | - | (3) Revoke the drivers license of a person convicted of violating subsection (a) or 40 |
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| 192 | | - | (a1) or (b) of this section for a period of one year, unless the court makes a 41 |
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| 193 | | - | finding that a longer period of revocation is appropriate under the 42 |
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| 194 | | - | circumstances of the case. If the court makes this finding, the Division of 43 |
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| 195 | | - | Motor Vehicles shall revoke that person's drivers license for two years. Upon 44 |
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| 196 | | - | a first conviction only for a violation of subsection (a1) or (b) of this section, 45 |
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| 197 | | - | a trial judge may allow limited driving privileges in the manner set forth in 46 |
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| 198 | | - | G.S. 20-179.3(b)(2) during any period of time during which the drivers license 47 |
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| 199 | | - | is revoked. Any person whose license has been revoked under this subdivision 48 |
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| 200 | | - | may apply for a new license after a year from revocation. 49 |
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| 201 | | - | (e1) Upon filing of an application for a new license pursuant to subsection (e) of this 50 |
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| 202 | | - | section, the Division may issue a new license upon satisfactory proof that the former licensee has 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 204 | | - | been of good behavior during the revocation period and that the applicant's conduct and attitude 1 |
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| 205 | | - | entitle the applicant to favorable consideration. The Division may impose terms and conditions 2 |
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| 206 | | - | upon the new license for the balance of the revocation period. When the revocation period is 3 |
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| 207 | | - | permanent, the restrictions and conditions imposed by the Division may not exceed three years." 4 |
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| 208 | | - | SECTION 2.(d) G.S. 20-179.3(b)(2) reads as rewritten: 5 |
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| 209 | | - | "(2) Any person whose licensing privileges are forfeited pursuant to 6 |
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| 210 | | - | G.S. 15A-1331.1 G.S. 15A-1331.1, 20-166(a1), or 20-166(b) is eligible for a 7 |
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| 211 | | - | limited driving privilege if the court finds that at the time of the forfeiture, the 8 |
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| 212 | | - | person held either a valid drivers license or a drivers license that had been 9 |
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| 213 | | - | expired for less than one year and either of the following requirements is met: 10 |
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| 214 | | - | …." 11 |
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| 215 | | - | 12 |
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| 216 | | - | PART III. EFFECTIVE DATE 13 |
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| 217 | | - | SECTION 3. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 14 |
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| 218 | | - | committed on or after that date. 15 |
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| 36 | + | owned by him or under his the person's control to be operated on a public street, highway, or 24 |
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| 37 | + | thoroughfare in prearranged speed competition with another motor vehicle, or to place or receive 25 |
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| 38 | + | any bet, wager, or other thing of value from the outcome of any prearranged speed competition 26 |
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| 39 | + | on any public street, highway, or thoroughfare. Any person violating the provisions of this 27 |
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| 40 | + | subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 28 |
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| 41 | + | (c1) Any person who violates subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section is guilty of a Class 29 |
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| 42 | + | F felony if the speed competition causes serious injury. 30 |
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| 43 | + | (c2) Any person who violates subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section is guilty of a Class 31 |
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| 44 | + | B2 felony if the speed competition causes a death. 32 |
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| 45 | + | (d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall revoke shall: 33 |
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| 46 | + | (1) Revoke the driver's license or privilege to drive of every person convicted of 34 |
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| 47 | + | violating the provisions of subsection (a) or subsection (c) of this section, said 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 49 | + | revocation to be section for three years; provided any years. Any person whose 1 |
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| 50 | + | license has been revoked under this section may apply for a new license after 2 |
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| 51 | + | 18 months from revocation. Upon filing of such application the Division may 3 |
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| 52 | + | issue a new license upon satisfactory proof that the former licensee has been 4 |
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| 53 | + | of good behavior for the past 18 months and that his conduct and attitude are 5 |
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| 54 | + | such as to entitle him to favorable consideration and upon such terms and 6 |
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| 55 | + | conditions which the Division may see fit to impose for the balance of the 7 |
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| 56 | + | three-year revocation period, which period shall be computed from the date of 8 |
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| 57 | + | the original revocation. 9 |
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| 58 | + | (2) Revoke the driver's license or privilege to drive of every person convicted of 10 |
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| 59 | + | violating subsection (c1) of this section for four years. Any person whose 11 |
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| 60 | + | license has been revoked under this subsection may apply for a new license 12 |
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| 61 | + | after three years from revocation. 13 |
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| 62 | + | (3) Revoke the driver's license or privilege to drive of every person convicted of 14 |
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| 63 | + | violating subsection (c2) of this section permanently. Any person whose 15 |
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| 64 | + | license has been revoked under this subsection may apply for a new license 16 |
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| 65 | + | after seven years from revocation. 17 |
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| 66 | + | (d1) Upon filing of an application for a new license pursuant to subsection (d) of this 18 |
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| 67 | + | section, the Division may issue a new license upon satisfactory proof that the former licensee has 19 |
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| 68 | + | been of good behavior during the revocation period and that the applicant's conduct and attitude 20 |
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| 69 | + | entitle the applicant to favorable consideration. The Division may impose terms and conditions 21 |
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| 70 | + | upon the new license for the balance of the revocation period. When the revocation period is 22 |
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| 71 | + | permanent, the restrictions and conditions imposed by the Division may not exceed three years. 23 |
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| 72 | + | … 24 |
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| 73 | + | (g) The following provisions apply to this section: 25 |
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| 74 | + | … 26 |
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| 75 | + | (3) Upon conviction of the operator of said motor vehicle of a violation of 27 |
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| 76 | + | subsection (a) of this section or in violation of G.S. 20-141.10, the court shall 28 |
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| 77 | + | order a sale at public auction of said motor vehicle and the officer making the 29 |
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| 78 | + | sale, after deducting the expenses of keeping the motor vehicle, the fee for the 30 |
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| 79 | + | seizure, and the costs of the sale, shall pay all liens, according to their 31 |
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| 80 | + | priorities, which are established, by intervention or otherwise, at said hearing 32 |
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| 81 | + | or in other proceeding brought for said purpose, as being bona fide, and shall 33 |
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| 82 | + | pay the balance of the proceeds to the proper officer of the county who 34 |
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| 83 | + | receives fines and forfeitures to be used for the school fund of the county. All 35 |
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| 84 | + | liens against a motor vehicle sold under the provisions of this section shall be 36 |
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| 85 | + | transferred from the motor vehicle to the proceeds of its sale. If, at the time of 37 |
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| 86 | + | hearing, or other proceeding in which the matter is considered, the owner of 38 |
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| 87 | + | the vehicle can establish to the satisfaction of the court that said motor vehicle 39 |
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| 88 | + | was used in a prearranged speed competition with another motor vehicle on a 40 |
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| 89 | + | street or highway or in a street takeover without the knowledge or consent of 41 |
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| 90 | + | the owner, and that the owner had no reasonable grounds to believe that the 42 |
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| 91 | + | motor vehicle would be used for such purpose, the court shall not order a sale 43 |
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| 92 | + | of the vehicle but shall restore it to the owner, and the said owner shall, at his 44 |
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| 93 | + | upon request, be entitled to a trial by jury upon such issues. 45 |
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| 94 | + | …." 46 |
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| 95 | + | SECTION 2.(c) G.S. 20-166 reads as rewritten: 47 |
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| 96 | + | "§ 20-166. Duty to stop in event of a crash; furnishing information or assistance to injured 48 |
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| 97 | + | person, etc.; persons assisting exempt from civil liability. 49 |
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| 98 | + | (a) The driver of any vehicle who knows or reasonably should know: 50 |
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| 99 | + | (1) That the vehicle which he or she is operating is involved in a crash; and 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 101 | + | (2) That the crash has resulted in serious bodily injury, as defined in G.S. 14-32.4, 1 |
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| 102 | + | or death to any person; 2 |
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| 103 | + | shall immediately stop his or her the driver's vehicle at the scene of the crash. The driver shall 3 |
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| 104 | + | remain with the vehicle at the scene of the crash until a law-enforcement officer completes the 4 |
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| 105 | + | investigation of the crash or authorizes the driver to leave and the vehicle to be removed, unless 5 |
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| 106 | + | remaining at the scene places the driver or others at significant risk of injury. 6 |
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| 107 | + | Prior to the completion of the investigation of the crash by a law enforcement officer, or the 7 |
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| 108 | + | consent of the officer to leave, the driver may not facilitate, allow, or agree to the removal of the 8 |
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| 109 | + | vehicle from the scene for any purpose other than to call for a law enforcement officer, to call 9 |
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| 110 | + | for medical assistance or medical treatment as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, or to 10 |
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| 111 | + | remove oneself or others from significant risk of injury. If the driver does leave for a reason 11 |
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| 112 | + | permitted by this subsection, then the driver must return with the vehicle to the accident scene 12 |
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| 113 | + | within a reasonable period of time, unless otherwise instructed by a law enforcement officer. A 13 |
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| 114 | + | willful violation of this subsection shall be punished as a Class F felony.A willful violation of 14 |
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| 115 | + | this subsection is punishable as follows: 15 |
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| 116 | + | (1) Any person convicted of a violation of this subsection is guilty of a Class F 16 |
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| 117 | + | felony unless the crash results in the death of another person. 17 |
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| 118 | + | (2) Any person convicted of a violation of this subsection is guilty of a Class D 18 |
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| 119 | + | felony if the crash results in the death of another person. 19 |
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| 120 | + | (a1) The driver of any vehicle who knows or reasonably should know: 20 |
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| 121 | + | (1) That the vehicle which he or she is operating is involved in a crash; and 21 |
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| 122 | + | (2) That the crash has resulted in injury; 22 |
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| 123 | + | shall immediately stop his or her the driver's vehicle at the scene of the crash. The driver shall 23 |
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| 124 | + | remain with the vehicle at the scene of the crash until a law enforcement officer completes the 24 |
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| 125 | + | investigation of the crash or authorizes the driver to leave and the vehicle to be removed, unless 25 |
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| 126 | + | remaining at the scene places the driver or others at significant risk of injury. 26 |
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| 127 | + | Prior to the completion of the investigation of the crash by a law enforcement officer, or the 27 |
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| 128 | + | consent of the officer to leave, the driver may not facilitate, allow, or agree to the removal of the 28 |
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| 129 | + | vehicle from the scene for any purpose other than to call for a law enforcement officer, to call 29 |
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| 130 | + | for medical assistance or medical treatment as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, or to 30 |
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| 131 | + | remove oneself or others from significant risk of injury. If the driver does leave for a reason 31 |
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| 132 | + | permitted by this subsection, then the driver must return with the vehicle to the crash scene within 32 |
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| 133 | + | a reasonable period of time, unless otherwise instructed by a law enforcement officer. A willful 33 |
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| 134 | + | violation of this subsection shall be punished as a Class H felony. 34 |
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| 135 | + | (b) In addition to complying with the requirements of subsections (a) and (a1) of this 35 |
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| 136 | + | section, the driver as set forth in subsections (a) and (a1) Any driver required to stop at the scene 36 |
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| 137 | + | of a crash pursuant to subsection (a) or (a1) of this section shall give his or her additionally 37 |
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| 138 | + | provide the following information to the person struck and the driver or occupants of any vehicle 38 |
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| 139 | + | collided with, unless those individuals are physically or mentally incapable of receiving 39 |
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| 140 | + | information: (i) the driver's name, address, driver's license number and (ii) the license plate 40 |
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| 141 | + | number of the vehicle to the person struck or the driver or occupants of any vehicle collided with, 41 |
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| 142 | + | provided that the person or persons are physically and mentally capable of receiving such 42 |
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| 143 | + | information, and shall driver's vehicle. The driver shall also render reasonable assistance to any 43 |
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| 144 | + | person injured in such crash reasonable assistance, including the injured person. Reasonable 44 |
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| 145 | + | assistance includes calling for medical assistance if it is apparent that such assistance is necessary 45 |
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| 146 | + | or is requested by the injured person. A violation of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor. 46 |
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| 147 | + | (c) The driver of any vehicle, when the driver knows or reasonably should know that the 47 |
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| 148 | + | vehicle which the driver is operating is involved in a crash which results: 48 |
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| 149 | + | (1) Only in damage to property; or 49 |
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| 150 | + | (2) In injury or death to any person, but only if the operator of the vehicle did not 50 |
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| 151 | + | know and did not have reason to know of the death or injury; 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 153 | + | shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the crash. If the crash is a reportable crash, the 1 |
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| 154 | + | driver shall remain with the vehicle at the scene of the crash until a law enforcement officer 2 |
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| 155 | + | completes the investigation of the crash or authorizes the driver to leave and the vehicle to be 3 |
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| 156 | + | removed, unless remaining at the scene places the driver or others at significant risk of injury. 4 |
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| 157 | + | Prior to the completion of the investigation of the crash by a law enforcement officer, or the 5 |
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| 158 | + | consent of the officer to leave, the driver may not facilitate, allow, or agree to the removal of the 6 |
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| 159 | + | vehicle from the scene, for any purpose other than to call for a law enforcement officer, to call 7 |
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| 160 | + | for medical assistance or medical treatment, or to remove oneself or others from significant risk 8 |
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| 161 | + | of injury. If the driver does leave for a reason permitted by this subsection, then the driver must 9 |
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| 162 | + | return with the vehicle to the accident scene within a reasonable period of time, unless otherwise 10 |
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| 163 | + | instructed by a law enforcement officer. A willful violation of this subsection is a Class 1 11 |
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| 164 | + | misdemeanor. 12 |
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| 165 | + | (c1) In addition to complying with the requirement of subsection (c) of this section, the 13 |
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| 166 | + | driver as set forth in subsection (c) Any driver required to stop at the scene of a crash pursuant 14 |
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| 167 | + | to subsection (c) of this section shall give his or her additionally provide the following 15 |
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| 168 | + | information to the driver or occupants of any other vehicle involved in the crash or to any person 16 |
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| 169 | + | whose property is damaged in the crash: (i) the driver's name, address, driver's license number 17 |
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| 170 | + | and (ii) the license plate number of his vehicle to the driver or occupants of any other vehicle 18 |
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| 171 | + | involved in the crash or to any person whose property is damaged in the crash. the driver's 19 |
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| 172 | + | vehicle. If the damaged property is a parked and unattended vehicle and the name and location 20 |
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| 173 | + | of the owner is not known to or readily ascertainable by the driver of the responsible vehicle, the 21 |
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| 174 | + | driver shall furnish the information required by this subsection to the nearest available peace 22 |
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| 175 | + | officer, or, in the alternative, and provided the driver thereafter within 48 hours fully complies 23 |
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| 176 | + | with G.S. 20-166.1(c), shall immediately place a paper-writing containing the information in a 24 |
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| 177 | + | conspicuous place upon or in the damaged vehicle. If the damaged property is a guardrail, utility 25 |
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| 178 | + | pole, or other fixed object owned by the Department of Transportation, a public utility, or other 26 |
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| 179 | + | public service corporation to which report cannot readily be made at the scene, it shall be 27 |
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| 180 | + | sufficient if the responsible driver shall furnish the information required to the nearest peace 28 |
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| 181 | + | officer or make written report thereof containing the information by U.S. certified mail, return 29 |
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| 182 | + | receipt requested, to the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles within five days following 30 |
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| 183 | + | the collision. A violation of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor. 31 |
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| 185 | + | (e) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall revoke shall: 33 |
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| 186 | + | (1) Revoke the drivers license of a person convicted of violating subsection (a) of 34 |
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| 187 | + | this section for a period of four years unless the crash results in the death of 35 |
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| 188 | + | another person. Any person whose license has been revoked under this 36 |
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| 189 | + | subdivision may apply for a new license after three years from revocation. 37 |
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| 190 | + | (2) Revoke the drivers license of a person convicted of violating subsection (a) of 38 |
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| 191 | + | this section permanently if the crash results in the death of another person. 39 |
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| 192 | + | Any person whose license has been revoked under this subdivision may apply 40 |
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| 193 | + | for a new license after seven years from revocation. 41 |
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| 194 | + | (3) Revoke the drivers license of a person convicted of violating subsection (a) or 42 |
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| 195 | + | (a1) or (b) of this section for a period of one year, unless the court makes a 43 |
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| 196 | + | finding that a longer period of revocation is appropriate under the 44 |
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| 197 | + | circumstances of the case. If the court makes this finding, the Division of 45 |
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| 198 | + | Motor Vehicles shall revoke that person's drivers license for two years. Upon 46 |
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| 199 | + | a first conviction only for a violation of subsection (a1) or (b) of this section, 47 |
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| 200 | + | a trial judge may allow limited driving privileges in the manner set forth in 48 |
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| 201 | + | G.S. 20-179.3(b)(2) during any period of time during which the drivers license 49 |
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| 202 | + | is revoked. Any person whose license has been revoked under this subdivision 50 |
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| 205 | + | (e1) Upon filing of an application for a new license pursuant to subsection (e) of this 1 |
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| 206 | + | section, the Division may issue a new license upon satisfactory proof that the former licensee has 2 |
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| 207 | + | been of good behavior during the revocation period and that the applicant's conduct and attitude 3 |
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| 208 | + | entitle the applicant to favorable consideration. The Division may impose terms and conditions 4 |
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| 209 | + | upon the new license for the balance of the revocation period. When the revocation period is 5 |
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| 210 | + | permanent, the restrictions and conditions imposed by the Division may not exceed three years." 6 |
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| 211 | + | SECTION 2.(d) G.S. 20-179.3(b)(2) reads as rewritten: 7 |
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| 212 | + | "(2) Any person whose licensing privileges are forfeited pursuant to 8 |
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| 213 | + | G.S. 15A-1331.1 G.S. 15A-1331.1, 20-166(a1), or 20-166(b) is eligible for a 9 |
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| 214 | + | limited driving privilege if the court finds that at the time of the forfeiture, the 10 |
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| 215 | + | person held either a valid drivers license or a drivers license that had been 11 |
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| 216 | + | expired for less than one year and either of the following requirements is met: 12 |
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| 217 | + | …." 13 |
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| 219 | + | PART III. EFFECTIVE DATE 15 |
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| 220 | + | SECTION 3. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 16 |
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| 221 | + | committed on or after that date. 17 |
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