Roadwise States North Carolina Driving lessons Provisional licensee suspensions & license restoration North Carolina driving lesson · Your Driving Privilege
Provisional licensee suspensions & license restoration A 3-minute lesson from the North Carolina course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Your Driving Privilege
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 21 Drivers under 18 lose their license faster: repeated moving violations within a year bring escalating suspensions. And any driver whose license was taken must pay fees and follow set steps to get it back.
Examples of moving violations: Passing a stopped school bus; reckless driving Hit-and-run; following too closely Driving on the wrong side of the road; illegal passing Running a stop sign or red light; failure to yield right of way Failure to stop for an emergency siren; speeding Handbook p. 21 ↗ Know the rule
No restoration fee is due if the license was taken for medical or health reasons after a medical evaluation.
Handbook p. 21 ↗ Know the rule
The $50 service fee is waived if you surrendered the license to the court or mailed it to DMV before the suspension or revocation took effect.
Handbook p. 21 ↗ Steps to reinstate your driving privilege: 1. Visit any driver license office 2. Prove identity: your license or two other acceptable IDs 3. Pay a restoration and/or service fee 4. Reapply for a driver license 5. Take required tests, if applicable 6. Provide proof of insurance if required 7. Pay for the new license Handbook p. 21 ↗ Put it into practice
A 17-year-old gets a speeding ticket in January, a red-light ticket in May and an illegal-passing ticket in October. That third moving violation within 12 months means a 90-day suspension.
A useful reminder Under 18: 2nd, 3rd, 4th violation in 12 months equals 30 days, 90 days, 6 months.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
How long is a provisional licensee's (under 18) suspension for a second moving violation within 12 months? 30 days 90 days 6 months 60 days Answer: 30 days
A provisional licensee's license may be suspended 30 days upon conviction of a second moving violation within 12 months.
Handbook p. 21 ↗ How long is a provisional licensee's suspension for a third moving violation within 12 months? 30 days 90 days 6 months 1 year Answer: 90 days
A third moving violation within 12 months brings a 90-day suspension for a provisional licensee.
Handbook p. 21 ↗ How long is a provisional licensee's suspension for a fourth moving violation within 12 months? 90 days 1 year 6 months 30 days Answer: 6 months
A fourth moving violation within 12 months brings a 6-month suspension for a provisional licensee.
Handbook p. 21 ↗ What is the standard (non-DWI) restoration fee to clear a suspended or revoked license? $16.75 $167.25 $50.00 $83.50 Answer: $83.50
A restoration fee of $83.50 is required before a suspension or revocation can be cleared.
Handbook p. 21 ↗ What restoration fee applies when the revocation results from a DWI conviction? $167.25 $83.50 $25.50 $50.00 Answer: $167.25
A $167.25 restoration fee is required when the revocation results from a DWI conviction.
Handbook p. 21 ↗ What additional fee applies upon restoration of a revoked or suspended license, beyond the restoration fee? A $16.75 duplicate fee only A $50 service fee No additional fee applies A $100 processing fee Answer: A $50 service fee
A service fee of $50 is required upon restoration unless the license was surrendered before the effective date of the suspension.
Handbook p. 21 ↗ Previous lesson Hearings, out-of-state tickets & unpaid fines Next lesson Drowsy & distracted driving More in Your Driving Privilege About the source Roadwise’s North Carolina course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 21. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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For current application requirements, fees, appointments, and the format that applies to your age or license type, check North Carolina’s DMV. Roadwise provides study material and does not issue permits or licenses.