As of December 1. 2013, the legislature, in an effort to cut cost, reclassified many Class 1 and Class 2 misdemeanors as either Class 3 misdemeanors or infractions. Here are the changes:
- DWLR – N.C.G.S. 20-28(a), Class 3 (unless revoked for an alcohol revocation, in which case it remains a Class 1 misdemeanor).
- Failure to Obtain a License – N.C.G.S. 20-7(a), Class 3
- Failure to Comply with Driver’s License Restrictions – N.C.G.S. 20-7(e), Class 3
- Permitting Vehicle to be Operated by Unlicensed Person, N.C.G.S. 20-34), Class 3
- Driving a Vehicle or Allowing When Not Registered, N.C.G.S. 20-111(1), Class 3
- Display Fictitious or Revoked Tag, N.C.G.S. 20-20-111(2), Class 3
- Window Tint Violation, N.C.G.S. 20-127(d)(1), Class 3
- Speeding more than 15 mph over the limit or above 80 mph, N.C.G.S. 20-141(j1), Class 3
- No Insurance, N.C.G.S. 20-313(a), Class 3
- Expired License, N.C.G.S. 20-7(f), Infraction
- Operate a Vehicle without a Valid License, N.C.G.S. 20-7(a), Infraction
- Failure to Notify DMV of Address Change for Driver’s License, N.C.G.S. 20-7.1, Infraction
- Failure to Carry Registration card, N.C.G.S. 20-57(c), Infraction
- Failure to Sign Registration card, N.C.G.S. 20-57(c), Infraction
- Failure to Notify DMV of Address Change for Registration Card N.C.G.S. 20-67, Infraction
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