NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 101
HOUSE BILL 7

AN ACT TO MAKE A LIMITED LEARNER'S PERMIT VALID FOR SIX MONTHS OR UNTIL THE APPLICANT ATTAINS THE AGE OF 16.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Subsection (b) of G.S. 20-11, as the same appears in the 1978 Replacement to Volume 1C of the General Statutes, is amended by deleting the second sentence and replacing it with the following:
"The limited learner's permit shall entitle the applicant, while having the permit in his immediate possession, to drive a motor vehicle upon the highways while accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other person approved by the Division, who is licensed under this Chapter to operate a motor vehicle and who is actually occupying a seat beside the driver. The limited learner's permit shall be valid for six months or until the applicant attains the age of 16, whichever period is greater."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1979.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of March, 1979.