GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1983 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 443

SENATE BILL 177

 

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT DRIVERS' LICENSES AND SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS BE COLOR-CODED ACCORDING TO AGE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 20-7(n) is amended by adding between the first and second sentences of that subsection the following:

"Drivers' licenses shall be issued with differing color photographic backgrounds according to the licensee's age at time of issuance for the following age groups:

(1)       persons who have not attained the age of 19 years;

(2)       persons who have attained the age of 19 years but have not attained the age of 21 years; and

(3)       persons who have attained the age of 21 years.

The Division of Motor Vehicles shall determine the different colors to be used."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-37.7(c) is rewritten to read:

"(c)      Special identification cards shall be issued with differing color photographic backgrounds according to the holder's age at time of issuance for the following age groups:

(1)       persons who have not attained the age of 19 years;

(2)       persons who have attained the age of 19 years but have not attained the age of 21 years; and

(3)       persons who have attained the age of 21 years.

The card shall be similar in size, shape, and design to a driver's license, but shall clearly state that it does not entitle the person to whom it is issued to operate a motor vehicle."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 20-14 is rewritten to read:

"Sec. 20-14. Duplicate Licenses. A licensee may obtain a duplicate license, upon payment of a fee of five dollars ($5.00), if he furnishes to the Division satisfactory proof that:

(1)       he has lost or destroyed his license; or

(2)       it is necessary to change the name or address on the license; or

(3)       he has reached the age wherein he is entitled to a license with a different color photographic background."

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1983.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 6th day of June, 1983.