A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to change the time period for which an aggrieved party may request an administrative hearing before the division of motor VEHICLES for a violation of the motor VEHICLE inspection program statutes.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑183.8G(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Hearing After Statement of Charges. – When a license holder receives a statement of charges of a violation that could result in the suspension or revocation of the person's license, the person can obtain a hearing by making a request for a hearing. The person must make the request to the Division within 10 days after receiving the statement of the charges. A person who does not request a hearing within this time limit waives the right to a hearing.
The Division must hold a hearing requested under this subsection within 15 days after receiving the request. A person may ask for no more than seven additional business days to prepare. If the additional time requested is within this limit, the Division must grant a person the additional time requested. The hearing must be held at the location designated by the Division. Suspension or revocation of the license is stayed until a decision is made following the hearing.
If a person does not request a hearing within the time allowed for making the request, the proposed suspension or revocation becomes effective the day after the time for making the request ends. If a person requests a hearing but does not attend the hearing, the proposed suspension or revocation becomes effective the day after the date set for the hearing."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.