Bill Summaries: S308 (2015-2016 Session)

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  • Summary date: Mar 17 2015 - View summary

    Identical to H 31 filed on 1/29/15.

    Amends GS 20-17.8(b), requiring, as a condition of restoration of a driver's license to a person convicted of driving while impaired, the installation of an approved ignition interlock system to prohibit the person from driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.00 or greater (was, 0.04 or greater) providing that the interlock ignition system was required because the convicted person had an alcohol concentration of 0.15.

    Amends GS 20-19(c3), requiring, as a condition for the first restoration of a driver's license for a person convicted of driving while impaired or a license revoked under GS 20-23 or GS 20-23.2, that the person not operate a vehicle if the person has an alcohol concentration of 0.00 or more (was, 0.04) at any relevant time after the driving.

    Effective December 1, 2015, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.