SB 694

Amends GS 20-24.1 (Revocation for failure to appear or pay fine, penalty or costs for motor vehicle offenses) to create new subsection (b2), providing that a driver’s license revoked for failure to pay a fine, penalty, or court costs will be restored 36 months after the person’s most recent conviction for a violation under GS Chapter 20, unless that revocation was for impaired driving. Directs the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to develop a procedure to implement the restorations and provide notice to the license holders. Removes gendered language and makes organizational changes to the statute and to GS 20-24.2. Effective and applicable to license revocations before, on, or after December 1, 2025.