
If the person has one or more pending offenses for which his license had been or is currently revoked under G.S. 20-16.5 will remain revoked for at least 30 days and until the person pays a $100 fee to the clerk for its return. A license revoked by a magistrate under G.S.

A magistrate who relies on this exception must document the evidence in support of that determination. The magistrate is not required to issue a revocation order if the person has a currently revoked driver’s license, has no limited privilege, and will not become eligible to have his license restored or to receive a limited driving privilege during the period of the civil license revocation. These revocations are commonly referred to as “civil license revocations” or CVRs.Īn exception (because there always is one). If she determines that there is, she must enter an order ( AOC-CVR-2) revoking the person’s driver’s license. The magistrate then determines whether there is probable cause to believe that each of the criteria is met. When these criteria are met at the time of the person’s initial appearance on the implied consent charge, a law enforcement officer must execute a revocation report ( AOC-CVR-1A) before the magistrate conducting the initial appearance.

20-16.5 provides that a person’s driver’s license is subject to revocation if the following four criteria are satisfied:

I spent much of the afternoon teaching magistrates, and one of the topics we covered was the immediate license revocation that often is ordered upon a person’s arrest for impaired driving.
