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North Carolina Senate Bill S10

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11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
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78 Short Title: Mobile Drivers Licenses. (Public)
89 Sponsors: Senators Hanig and Moffitt (Primary Sponsors).
9-Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
10-January 30, 2025
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12+*DRS35008 -NE-9A*
1213 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1314 AN ACT REQUIRING THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PROVIDE MOBILE 2
1415 DRIVERS LICENSES UPON REQUEST , EXTENDING RECIPROCITY TO MOBILE 3
1516 DRIVERS LICENSES ISSUE D BY OTHER STATES, REQUIRING LAW 4
1617 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO UNDERGO TRAINING TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE 5
1718 INTERACTIONS WITH MOBILE DRIVERS LICENSE HOLDERS , AND CLARIFYING 6
1819 THAT A MOBILE DRIVERS LICENSE SATISFIES THE IN -PERSON VOTING PHOTO 7
1920 IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 8
2021 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 9
2122 SECTION 1. G.S. 20-7(m1) reads as rewritten: 10
2223 "(m1) Mobile Drivers License. – Upon request of an applicant for whom a valid license 11
2324 exists or is issued, the Commissioner may shall issue a mobile drivers license as a supplement to 12
2425 the valid license. A Unless otherwise provided by law, a mobile drivers license is the legal 13
2526 equivalent of a valid license.license, for any purpose, including identification." 14
2627 SECTION 2. Article 1A of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 15
2728 a new section to read: 16
2829 "§ 20-4.13. Mobile drivers licenses. 17
2930 The Commissioner shall extend reciprocity to a mobile drivers license issued by another state 18
3031 if the license was issued subject to requirements substantially similar to the requirements for 19
3132 mobile drivers license issuance in this State." 20
3233 SECTION 3. G.S. 17C-6 reads as rewritten: 21
3334 "§ 17C-6. Powers of Commission. 22
3435 (a) In addition to powers conferred upon the Commission elsewhere in this Article, the 23
3536 Commission shall have the following powers, which shall be enforceable through its rules and 24
3637 regulations, certification procedures, or the provisions of G.S. 17C-10: 25
3738 … 26
3839 (14) Establish minimum standards for in-service training for criminal justice 27
3940 officers. In-service training standards for sworn law enforcement officers shall 28
4041 include all of the following training topics: 29
4142 … 30
4243 j. Training to ensure appropriate interactions with mobile drivers license 31
4344 holders. 32
4445 …." 33
4546 SECTION 4. G.S. 17E-4 reads as rewritten: 34
46-"§ 17E-4. Powers and duties of the Commission. 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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47+"§ 17E-4. Powers and duties of the Commission. 35
48+FILED SENATE
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51+PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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4853 (a) The Commission shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities, which 1
4954 are enforceable through its rules and regulations, certification procedures, or the provisions of 2
5055 G.S. 17E-8 and G.S. 17E-9: 3
5156 … 4
5257 (11) Establish minimum standards for in-service training for justice officers. 5
5358 In-service training standards for sworn law enforcement officers shall include 6
5459 all of the following training topics: 7
5560 … 8
5661 j. Training to ensure appropriate interactions with mobile drivers license 9
5762 holders. 10
5863 …." 11
5964 SECTION 5. G.S. 163-166.16 reads as rewritten: 12
6065 "§ 163-166.16. Requirement for photo identification to vote in person. 13
6166 (a) Photo Identification Required to Vote. – When a registered voter presents to vote in 14
6267 person, the registered voter shall produce any of the following forms of identification that contain 15
6368 a photograph of the registered voter: 16
6469 (1) Any of the following that is valid and unexpired, or has been expired for one 17
6570 year or less: 18
6671 a. A North Carolina drivers license.license, including a mobile drivers 19
6772 license as defined in G.S. 20-4.01. 20
6873 …." 21
6974 SECTION 6. The Division of Motor Vehicles of the Department of Transportation 22
7075 may contract with a qualified vendor or vendors to develop and implement the mobile drivers 23
7176 license system mandated by G.S. 20-7(m1), as modified by this act. The Division shall adopt 24
7277 rules implementing the requirements of this section. No later than October 1, 2025, the Division 25
7378 shall do all of the following: 26
7479 (1) Develop and implement a public awareness program to inform the general 27
7580 public about the availability, functionality, and security of mobile drivers 28
7681 licenses. 29
7782 (2) In conjunction with the North Carolina School of Government and the 30
7883 Department of Public Safety, develop and implement a training program 31
7984 designed to ensure law enforcement officers are appropriately equipped for 32
8085 interactions with mobile drivers license holders. At minimum, the training 33
8186 shall address the protections afforded by the United States and North Carolina 34
8287 Constitutions and how those protections relate to mobile drivers licenses. This 35
8388 training shall be made available to both State and local government law 36
8489 enforcement officers no later than January 1, 2026. 37
8590 (3) Notify the State Board of Elections, the Department of Public Safety, and the 38
8691 Secretary of State of the pendency of mobile drivers licenses. 39
8792 (4) Consult with the federal Transportation Security Administration throughout 40
8893 the development and implementation of the mobile drivers license system to 41
8994 ensure mobile drivers licenses comply with all federal laws and regulations. 42
9095 SECTION 7. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this act become effective July 1, 2026. The 43
9196 remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law. 44