North Carolina
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State Laws
- Felony DUI
- DUID Zero Tolerance and Per Se Laws
- Cannabis Drug-Impaired Driving Laws
- DUI Child Endangerment Laws
- Enhanced Penalties for High-BAC
- DUI Look-back Periods
- Open Container - Alcohol
- Good Samaritan
- Test Refusal
- 24/7 Programs
- Administrative License Suspension/Revocation
- Sobriety Checkpoints
- Habitual Offender Designation
- Drug Evaluation and Classification Program
- DUI Courts - Standalone
- DUI Courts - Hybrid
- Open Container - Cannabis
- Cannabis Laws (2023)
- DUID: Implied Consent Testing Methods
- DUID Affirmative Defense
- Anti-Plea Bargaining Statutes
- eWarrant Case Study Sites
- Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) Laws
- Lower BAC legislation
- Low BAC
- CARS Implementation
- Ignition Interlocks
- Electronic Warrants (E-warrants) Authorization
- Top Detected Drug Category by State (2019)
- False Identification - Sanctions
- False Identification - Point-of-Sale Policies
- No Refusal Programs
- Oral Fluid Testing
Felony DUI
Third offense
DUID Zero Tolerance and Per Se Laws
Zero tolerance for some drugs
Cannabis Drug-Impaired Driving Laws
No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
DUI Child Endangerment Laws
Enhanced penalties
Enhanced Penalties for High-BAC
0.15
DUI Look-back Periods
Seven years
Open Container - Alcohol
In compliance with Federal requirements
Good Samaritan
Good Samaritan law enacted
Test Refusal
Administrative penalties
24/7 Programs
No 24/7 legislation
Administrative License Suspension/Revocation
ALS/ALR law enacted
Sobriety Checkpoints
Permitted
Habitual Offender Designation
Habitual Offender Law Enacted
Drug Evaluation and Classification Program
151-250 DREs
DUI Courts - Standalone
6-10 DUI Courts
DUI Courts - Hybrid
No Hybrid Courts
Open Container - Cannabis
No cannabis open container law
Cannabis Laws (2023)
Non-psychoactive Medical Cannabis (i.e., Cannabidiol - CBD)
DUID: Implied Consent Testing Methods
Blood, urine, and other bodily substances
DUID Affirmative Defense
Special circumstances
Anti-Plea Bargaining Statutes
No Data Available
eWarrant Case Study Sites
Not authorized to use e-warrants
Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) Laws
No Data Available
Lower BAC legislation
No legislation introduced
Low BAC
Low BAC restriction for repeat offenders
CARS Implementation
none
Ignition Interlocks
Mandatory high-BAC and repeat offender
Electronic Warrants (E-warrants) Authorization
Legislation
Top Detected Drug Category by State (2019)
Narcotics
False Identification - Sanctions
Judicial license suspension/revocation
False Identification - Point-of-Sale Policies
Distinctive License & Seizure Law
No Refusal Programs
Has legal authority to implement No Refusal program
Oral Fluid Testing
Oral fluid testing authorized