Alcohol & Drugs — NCDMV Practice Questions

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1. A provisional licensee is convicted of driving after drinking any amount of alcohol. What happens?

AA 30-day suspension.
A one-year license revocation.
CA warning letter sent to the driver’s parents.

Why B is correct

It is unlawful for a provisional licensee to drive after or while consuming any alcohol or drugs; a conviction brings a one-year revocation.

2. An adult gives an alcoholic beverage to a 20-year-old and is convicted. What license action follows?

A one-year revocation.
BNo license action, since the adult was not driving.
CA 10-day suspension.

Why A is correct

Any person who gives an alcoholic beverage to an underage person faces a one-year revocation on conviction.

3. What follows a first DWI conviction in North Carolina?

A mandatory one-year license revocation.
BA 30-day suspension.
CA fine and an alcohol class, with no license action.

Why A is correct

First conviction: mandatory one-year revocation. A second within three years: four years. A third, with one prior in five years: permanent.

4. What follows a third DWI conviction if one prior conviction was within the past five years?

AA one-year revocation.
Permanent license revocation.
CA 30-day suspension, the same as a first offense.

Why B is correct

Third conviction: mandatory permanent revocation if at least one prior conviction occurred within five years.

5. What sobers up a person who has been drinking?

ACoffee.
Only time.
CA big meal.

Why B is correct

The only thing that sobers up a drinker is time. Coffee, a big meal or cold showers will not work.

6. When does a DWI conviction require an ignition interlock in North Carolina?

AAlways, after any DWI conviction.
BNever for a first DWI.
With a BAC of 0.15 or more, or another conviction within seven years.

Why C is correct

A DWI with a BAC of 0.15 or more, or another conviction within the past seven years, requires an ignition interlock.

7. You lend your ID to a friend under 21 to buy beer. What can happen to your license?

ANothing; you did not buy it.
BA $25 fine.
A one-year revocation.

Why C is correct

Any person who lets their license or ID be used by an underage person to buy alcohol faces a one-year revocation.

8. Your test shows a BAC of 0.08. What happens to your driving privilege in North Carolina?

It is revoked immediately for at least 30 days.
BNothing until a conviction.
CIt is suspended for 24 hours and returned the next day.

Why A is correct

A BAC of 0.08 or more (0.04 in a commercial vehicle) brings an immediate revocation for a minimum of 30 days.

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A 19-year-old tries to buy beer in North Carolina and is convicted. What happens to their license?
A driver is convicted of DWI while already revoked for an earlier DWI. What may the court order?
A driver under 21 is convicted of driving with any alcohol in their body. What happens?
About what share of traffic fatalities involve alcohol, according to the North Carolina handbook?
According to the North Carolina handbook, at what BAC does crash risk start to increase?
After a first DWI restoration, what alcohol concentration restriction applies?
An 18-year-old helps a friend under 21 try to buy beer. What can happen to the 18-year-old’s license?
Before driving privileges are reinstated after any DWI conviction, what is required?
Besides a BAC of 0.15 or more, what DWI history requires an ignition interlock?
How long is the suspension for willfully refusing a blood or breath alcohol test?
In a commercial motor vehicle, what alcohol is prohibited in the passenger area on a highway?
Is it legal to carry an open container of beer in the passenger area in North Carolina?
May a North Carolina driver drink a beer while driving if they stay under the legal limit?
On a second or later restoration after DWI, what alcohol concentration restriction applies?
What do North Carolina DWI laws require for a second DWI conviction?
What do North Carolina’s DWI laws allow law enforcement to set up?
What does North Carolina require of DWI offenders with lower BACs?
What follows a second DWI conviction for an offense within three years of a prior one?
What suspension follows manslaughter while under the influence of an impairing substance?
When is a fourth DWI conviction a felony in North Carolina?
You refuse a required chemical test after a DWI charge. What happens?
Your BAC is 0.06 but your driving is clearly impaired by alcohol. Can you be convicted of DWI?

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