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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 112 Short Title:
112 Feb 12, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40005-NE-12 Short Title:
Representative Lowery.
Representatives Lowery, Biggs, and Chesser (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACTTOINCREASETHEMAXIMUMPERMISSIBLESPEEDLIMITONINTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND TO MAKE VARIOUS CONFORMING CHANGES.
Transportation, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 13, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACTTOINCREASETHEMAXIMUMPERMISSIBLESPEEDLIMITONINTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND TO MAKE VARIOUS CONFORMING CHANGES.
(2) Whenever the Department of Transportation determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a higher maximum speed than those set forth in subsection (b) is reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist upon any part of a highway designated as part of the Interstate Highway System or any part of a controlled-access highway (either inside or outside the corporate limits of a municipality) the Department of Transportation shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe speed limit.
(2) Whenever the Department of Transportation determines on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a higher maximum speed than those set forth in subsection (b) is reasonable and safe under the conditions found to exist upon any part of a highway designated as part of the Interstate Highway System or anypart of a controlled-access highway(either inside or outside the corporate limits of a municipality) the Department of Transportation shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe speed limit.
"(j1) A person who drives a vehicle on a highway at a speed that is either is (i) more than 15 miles per hour more than the speed limit established by law for the highway where the offense occurred or occurred, (ii) over 80 miles per hour where the maximum speed is up to 70 miles per hour, or (iii) over 85 miles per hour where the maximum speed is 75 miles per hour is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor." SECTION 2.(b) G.S.
"(j1) A person who drives a vehicle on a highway at a speed that is either is (i) more than 15 miles per hour more than the speed limit established bylaw for the highway where the offense occurred or occurred, (ii) over 80 miles per hour where the maximum speed is up to 70 miles per hour, or (iii) over 85 miles per hour where the maximum speed is 75 miles per hour is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor." *H112-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.(b) G.S.
*DRH40005-NE-12* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a) The Division shall have authority to suspend the license of any operator with or without a preliminary hearing upon a showing by its records or other satisfactory evidence that the licensee:
(a) The Division shall have authority to suspend the license of any operator with or without a preliminary hearing upon a showing by its records or other satisfactory evidence that the licensee:
or … (c) The Division shall maintain a record of convictions of every person licensed or required to be licensed under the provisions of this Article as an operator and shall enter therein records of all convictions of such persons for any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State and shall assign to the record of such person, as of the date of commission of the offense, a number of points for every such conviction in accordance with the following schedule of convictions and points, except that points shall not be assessed for convictions resulting in suspensions orrevocations underotherprovisions oflaws:
or … (c) The Division shall maintain a record of convictions of every person licensed or required to be licensed under the provisions of this Article as an operator and shall enter therein records of all convictions of such persons for anyviolation of the motor vehicle laws of this State and shall assign to the record of such person, as of the date of commission of the offense, a number of points for every such conviction in accordance with the following schedule of convictions and points, except that points shall not be assessed for convictions resulting in suspensions orrevocations underotherprovisions oflaws:
Uponsuch hearingtheduly authorized agents of the Division may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers and may require a reexamination of the licensee.
Uponsuchhearingthedulyauthorized agents of the Division may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers and mayrequire a reexamination of the licensee.
… (e1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, if the Division suspends the license of an operator pursuant to subdivisions (a)(9), (a)(10), or (a)(10a) (a)(10a), or (a)(10b) of this section, upon the first suspension only, a district court judge may allow the licensee a limited driving privilege or license for a period not to exceed 12 months, provided he has not been Page 2 DRH40005-NE-12 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 convicted of any other motor vehicle moving violation within the previous 12 months.
… (e1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, if the Division suspends the license of an operator pursuant to subdivisions (a)(9), (a)(10), or (a)(10a) (a)(10a), or (a)(10b) of Page 2 House Bill 112-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 this section, upon the first suspension only, a district court judge may allow the licensee a limited driving privilege or license for a period not to exceed 12 months, provided he has not been convicted of any other motor vehicle moving violation within the previous 12 months.
DRH40005-NE-12 Page 3
House Bill 112-First Edition Page 3
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