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DMV Petition & Declaratory Ruling

Last updated on December 01, 2022

DMV Petition & Declaratory Ruling

Last December we along with The North Carolina Justice Center filed a petition with the North Carolina DMV for being inconsistent, unfair, and discriminatory with the issuance of full-term licenses to legal presence residents in North Carolina. Our clients were being denied driver's licenses or given limited-term licenses though they lawfully should have received full-term licenses.

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Mar 31, 2023
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  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

DMV reverses policy, affirms full-term licenses for certain non-citizens

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has issued a declaratory ruling establishing that immigrants of permanent and indefinite status are entitled to full-term driver’s licenses under North Carolina law.