GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 465
Short Title: Waive Renewal Fee/Military Drivers Licenses. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Winslow, Schietzelt, Paré, and Lowery (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 20, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT WAIVING THE F EE TO RENEW A DRIVER S LICENSE WITH AN ACTIVE 2
DUTY MILITARY DESIGNATION OR A VETERAN MILITARY DESIGNATION. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 20-7 reads as rewritten: 5
"§ 20-7. Issuance and renewal of drivers licenses. 6
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(i) Fees. – The fee for a regular drivers license is the amount set in the following table 8
multiplied by the number of years in the period for which the license is issued: 9
Class of Regular License Fee for Each Year 10
Class A $5.50 11
Class B $5.50 12
Class C $5.50 13
The fee for a motorcycle endorsement is two dollars and fifty-five cents ($2.55) for each year 14
of the period for which the endorsement is issued. The appropriate fee shall be paid before a 15
person receives a regular drivers license or an endorsement. 16
The fee to renew a drivers license shall be waived for any license with: (i) an active duty 17
military designation pursuant to subsection (q) of this section or (ii) a veteran military designation 18
pursuant to subsection (q1) of this section. 19
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SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025, and applies to licenses 21
renewed on or after that date. 22