North Carolina § 20-37 - 15. Application for commercial drivers license.
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§ 20-37. 15. Application for commercial drivers license.
An application for a commercial drivers license must include the information required by G.S. 20-7 for a regular drivers license and a consent to release driving record information. The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of forty dollars ($40.00). This fee does not apply in any of the following circumstances: When an individual surrenders a commercial driver learner's permit issued by the Division when submitting the application. When the application is to renew a commercial drivers license issued by the Division. When the holder of a commercial drivers license changes his name or residence address, an application for a duplicate shall be made as provided in G.S. 20-7.1 and a fee paid as provided in G.S. 20-14. This fee shall entitle the applicant to three attempts to pass the written knowledge test without payment of a new fee. No application fee shall be charged to an applicant eligible for a waiver under G.S. 20-37.13(c) . History (1989, c. 771, s. 2; 1991, c. 726, s. 17; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 750, s. 3; 2005-276, s. 44.1(f); 2015-241, s. 29.30(f).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 29.30(u), made the amendment to subsection (a1) of this section by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 29.30(f), applicable to issuances, renewals, restorations, and requests on or after January 1, 2016. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2005-276, s. 44.1(f), effective October 1, 2005, and applicable to fees collected on or after that date, substituted "thirty dollars ($30.00)" for "twenty dollars ($20.00)" in the introductory paragraph of subsection (a1). Session Laws 2015-241, s. 29.30(f), effective January 1, 2016, substituted "forty dollars ($40.00)" for "thirty dollars ($30.00)" in first sentence of the introductory language of subsection (a1). For applicability, see editor's note.
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