Bill Summaries: H653 (2017-2018 Session)

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  • Bill H 653 (2017-2018)
    Summary date: Apr 26 2017 - View summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.

    Amends GS 20-166.1 to require the Division of Motor Vehicles (Division), where an accident report includes information that an accident was the result of a driver suffering a seizure or a hypogylcemic incident, to cancel or restrict the driver's license of the driver in accordance with GS 20-15(a)(4) upon completing the required evaluation to determine whether the medical condition affects the driver's ability to safety operate a motor vehicle (previously, directed the Division to cancel the driver's license if the Division determines that the medical condition affects the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle). Adds new provision to provide that during the pendency of an appeal from the decision of the Division, the restriction or cancellation is stayed unless the Division makes a determination that a stay would pose an imminent risk of harm. Makes conforming changes.
    Courts/Judiciary, Motor Vehicle, Government, Public Safety and Emergency Management, Health and Human Services, Health
    GS 20
  • Bill H 653 (2017-2018)
    Summary date: Apr 25 2017 - View summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:

    Amends the long title.

    Amends GS 20-166.1 to require persons submitting a report on a car crash, who know that a crash was caused by a driver's hypoglycemic incident (was, diabetic coma), to include that information in the report. Deletes requirement that the DMV automatically suspend the driver's license pending the completion of the proposed evaluation. Makes conforming changes.
    Courts/Judiciary, Motor Vehicle, Government, Public Safety and Emergency Management, Health and Human Services, Health
    GS 20
  • Bill H 653 (2017-2018)
    Summary date: Apr 7 2017 - View summary

    Amends GS 20-166.1 (Reports and investigations required in event of an accident). Requires a person submitting a report under this statute to report when a crash was caused as the result of a driver suffering a seizure or diabetic coma, including the name of the driver. Directs the DMV to evaluate whether that driver's medical condition affects the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, to suspend the driver's license pending completion of the evaluation, and to restore or cancel the license upon the completion of the evaluation, depending on the outcome. A driver may appeal a canceled license under GS 20-9(g). Provides that reports under this statute by law enforcement officers and medical examiners are public records, and that other reports under this statute are not public records.

    Effective October 1, 2017, and applies to accidents occurring on or after that date.
    Courts/Judiciary, Motor Vehicle, Government, Public Safety and Emergency Management, Health and Human Services, Health
    GS 20

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