6 Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Your License  8 Office Hours....................................................................................................................8 Learner Permit................................................................................................................8 Motorcycle Learner Permit.......................................................................................8 Test Requirements for an Original Driver License.........................................9   Vision, Traffic Signs, Knowledge Test, Driving Skills, Health Requirements,   Skills observed and graded during the on-the-road driving test, Three-Point  Turnabout Types of Licenses, Permits and Restrictions .................................................10   Regular Licenses, Commercial Licenses, Endorsements, Graduated Licensing—   Licensing for Drivers 15–18, The Provisional Licensee,  Thinking of Dropping Out?, Lose Control/Lose Your License, Restrictions Required Documents.................................................................................................15  Applicants under Age 18 Applying for a Driver License or Learner Permit,   Proof of Identity and Age, Social Security Number Requirement, Proof of Residency   in North Carolina, Proof of Legal Presence in the U.S., Deferred Action for   Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Proof of Insurance, No Fee ID Cards Liability Insurance Requirement...........................................................................21 North Carolina's REAL ID....................................................................................... 22 Moving to North Carolina ...................................................................................... 23 North Carolina's Driver License and Identification Card........................ 23 Renewal and Duplicate Licenses........................................................................ 24   Renewal, Renewal By Mail (Temporary License), Military, Veterans, Duration and   Renewal of License, Duplicate, Address Changes, Name Changes Identification Cards .................................................................................................. 27 Schedule of Fees....................................................................................................... 27 Other Services ............................................................................................................ 28 Voter Registration, Organ Donor Program, Selective Service System Registration,   Requirements for Sex Offender Registration Program Chapter 2 — Alcohol and the Law  29 Driving While Impaired ............................................................................................ 29   DWI Laws, Blood Alcohol Concentration Restrictions Alcohol and the Young Driver .............................................................................30 Chapter 3 — Your Driving Privilege  32 Points............................................................................................................................... 32   Driver License Points, Insurance Points Suspensions .................................................................................................................34  Out-of-State Conviction, Failure to Appear and/or to Pay a Fine,   Provisional Licensee (under age 18) Driver License Restoration .................................................................................... 37 Chapter 4 — Your Driving  38 Driver Safety................................................................................................................38  Driver Condition, Drowsy Driving, Distracted Driving, Protecting Yourself and Your Passengers .......................................................41  Seat Belts, Child Safety, Child Seats, Booster Seats and Seat Belts for Children,   Children and Air Bags, Child Safety Points, Adult Safety Points, North Carolina   Motorcycle Safety Helmet Law, Law on Transporting Children in the Back of a   Pick-up Truck, Weather Risk