GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
S	1
SENATE BILL 1041
     

 
Short Title:	DMV-Study NCDL Technology for IDs.	()	
Sponsors:	Senator Hoyle.	
Referred to:	Rules and Operations of the Senate.	
April 5, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO STUDY AND REPORT ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ALLOW MERCHANTS TO SCAN DRIVERS LICENSES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Division of Motor Vehicles shall study the use of technology to allow merchants and others to scan drivers licenses to determine whether they are valid and the age of the driver.
The Division of Motor Vehicles shall consider the privacy implications of allowing nongovernmental entities to have access to any or all of the information encoded on the drivers license.
The Division of Motor Vehicles shall consult with the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association and other organizations that could make use of any potential technologies to reduce fraud and to enhance the operation of laws prohibiting the sale of certain items and substances to minors.
SECTION 2.  The Division of Motor Vehicles shall report the results of the study required by Section 1 of this act, along with any necessary statutory changes, to the 2002 General Assembly.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.