New Edition of Driver’s License Revocations, Restorations, and Limited Driving Privileges

I am excited to announce a new edition of Driver’s License Revocations, Restorations, and Limited Driving Privileges in North Carolina. First published in 2024 by my colleague Shea Denning, this publication covers every driver’s license revocation, conditional restoration, and limited driving privilege available to drivers in North Carolina. Due to statutory changes that took effect December 1, 2025, we’ve put together this 2025 edition, now available here. Read on for more about the book and the updates. The book. For every license revocation a driver may be subject to, the book provides the conviction statute, offense description/triggering event, revocation statute, and length of revocation. If a conditional restoration is permitted, it is included beneath each revocation, and includes the authorizing statute, how long the person must remain revoked, eligibility requirements, and restrictions on the restoration (if any). If a limited driving privilege is permitted, the book provides the authorizing statute, duration, eligibility requirements, issuing official, restrictions (if any), and AOC forms. Here is an example of a revocation with both a conditional restoration and limited driving privilege permitted: Statutory updates. Last year, S.L. 2025-71 updated a host of motor vehicle offenses, adding offense levels when a violation results in injury or death (for more on all of the summer 2025 motor vehicle law changes, see my blog post here). The offenses of (1) engaging in a prearranged speed competition with another motor vehicle and (2) allowing others to use one’s motor vehicle in a prearranged speed competition are Class 1 misdemeanors. [...]