Signed by Governor Roy Cooper III

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that authorizes digital driver's licenses in North Carolina.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the state Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue digital driver’s licenses that can be displayed on a mobile device, as well as (Sec. 1):

• Cancel the requirement that license plates be replaced every 7 years;

• Extend the duration of temporary registration plates from 30 to 60 days;

• Require the DMV to implement a print-on-demand system for issuing temporary registration plates;

• Increase the penalty for violations involving a temporary registration plate from Class 3 misdemeanors to Class 1 felonies;

• Require the DMV to study using alternative materials for registration plates;

• Raise the DMV processing fee for out-of-state drivers from $10 to $20; and

• Raise the fee for printing certain registration and insurance records from $1 to $5.

• Requires digital driver’s licenses to allow drivers to do the following, including (Sec. 2):

• Easily control the amount of personal information they share in any given situation; and

• Update license information without waiting in line at a DMV office.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect October 1, 2024 (Sec. 33).

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