| 12 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 13 | 14 | | AN ACT REQUIRING DRIVERS SUBJECT TO THE INEXPERIENCED DRIVER 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | PREMIUM SURCHARGE TO MAINTAIN OR BENEFIT FROM CONTINUOUS 3 |
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| 15 | 16 | | LIABILITY COVERAGE. 4 |
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| 16 | 17 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5 |
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| 17 | 18 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 20-16 reads as rewritten: 6 |
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| 18 | 19 | | "§ 20-16. Authority of Division to suspend license. 7 |
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| 19 | 20 | | (a) The Division shall have authority to suspend the license of any operator with or 8 |
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| 20 | 21 | | without a preliminary hearing upon a showing by its records or other satisfactory evidence that 9 |
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| 21 | 22 | | the licensee: 10 |
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| 22 | 23 | | … 11 |
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| 23 | 24 | | (6a) Has violated G.S. 20-309(a3); 12 |
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| 24 | 25 | | …." 13 |
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| 25 | 26 | | SECTION 2. G.S. 20-309 reads as rewritten: 14 |
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| 26 | 27 | | "§ 20-309. Financial responsibility prerequisite to registration; must be maintained 15 |
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| 27 | 28 | | throughout registration period. 16 |
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| 28 | 29 | | … 17 |
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| 29 | 30 | | (a3) No person subject to an inexperienced operator premium surcharge pursuant to 18 |
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| 30 | 31 | | G.S. 58-36-65(k) shall operate a motor vehicle unless the liability insurance policy benefiting 19 |
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| 31 | 32 | | that person includes any required premium surcharge. This subsection shall not apply to persons 20 |
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| 32 | 33 | | who demonstrate financial responsibility in an authorized manner other than a liability insurance 21 |
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| 33 | 34 | | policy. 22 |
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| 34 | 35 | | …." 23 |
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| 35 | 36 | | SECTION 3. G.S. 20-309.2 reads as rewritten: 24 |
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| 36 | 37 | | "§ 20-309.2. Insurer shall notify Division of actions on insurance policies. 25 |
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| 37 | 38 | | (a) Notice Required. – An insurer shall notify the Division upon any of the following 26 |
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| 38 | 39 | | with regard to a motor vehicle liability policy: 27 |
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| 39 | 40 | | … 28 |
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| 40 | 41 | | (4) A person subject to an inexperienced operator premium surcharge pursuant to 29 |
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| 41 | 42 | | G.S. 58-36-65(k) is added or removed from the policy's coverage. 30 |
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| 42 | 43 | | (a1) Division Records. – The Division shall ensure that its records accurately reflect the 31 |
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| 43 | 44 | | insurance coverage status of of: (i) each owner of a motor vehicle registered or required to be 32 |
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| 44 | 45 | | registered in this State and (ii) persons subject to an inexperienced operator premium surcharge 33 |
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| 45 | 46 | | pursuant to G.S. 58-36-65 by reconciling all notices received under this section pertaining to that 34 |
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| 46 | 47 | | individual or motor vehicle owner. A termination notice received under subdivision (2) of 35 |
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