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The Start of 2012 Brings New Laws to North CarolinaJanuary 16, 2012
As we turned the calendar to January 1, 2012, certain news laws have come into effect here in North Carolina. These new laws have resulted in changes to the purchase of gas or certain medicines in the State, while others affect North Carolina’s teen drivers.
Gas Tax Increase: Commencing January 1, North Carolina’s state motor fuel tax grew an additional 3.9 cents per gallon to a record of 38.9 cents per gallon. This increase is in addition to July, 2011’s increase of 2.5 cents. The new law requires that the tax be recalculated twice annually based on a formula related to wholesale gas prices.
Cold Medicine Purchases: Beginning on January 1, North Carolina pharmacies and other retailers will be required to electronically submit a customer’s information to the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx), administered by the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, before completing a sale of a product containing a pseudoephedrine product. North Carolina already requires that these products be kept behind the counter, that the purchaser show a photo ID, and that the retailer record the buyer’s information. The intent of this new law is to further track the sale of products which can be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Revisions to Graduated License Program for Teens: As of January 1, before obtaining a driver’s license in North Carolina, teens with a learner’s permit are now required to log 60 hours of drive time under the supervision of a parent or experienced drive before advancing to a the next step in the graduated process . Teens must then log an addition 12 hours of driving time before obtaining their provisional driver’s license. No Comments »No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URL Leave a comment |
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