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North CarolinaSB 3112025-2026 SessionSenateWALLET
The Law and Order Act.
Sponsored By: Dan Blue (Democratic), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), David W. Craven, Jr. (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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11 provisions identified: 8 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
Stricter crash duties and long license revocations
Beginning December 1, 2025, drivers who must stop after a crash must give their name, address, driver license number, and plate number, and give reasonable help to the injured. Breaking these rules is a Class 1 misdemeanor. If you hit a parked car and cannot find the owner, you must report to an officer or leave a notice and fully comply within 48 hours. If you damage a guardrail or utility object and cannot report at the scene, you may mail a certified report to the DMV within five days. License revocations get tougher: four years for violations of G.S. 20-166(a) (you may apply after three), and permanent if a death results (you may apply after seven). For G.S. 20-166(a1) or (b), revocation is one year, or two years if the court finds a longer period is needed; limited privileges are possible on a first conviction. Sentences must be in the aggravated range when a hit-and-run causes a death, and willfully leaving after an injury is a Class H felony. A driver-licensing subsection, G.S. 20-17(a)(4), is repealed on December 1, 2025.
Sooner expunction for one misdemeanor
Starting July 9, 2025, you can ask to clear one nonviolent misdemeanor after three years instead of five. The three-year clock runs from your conviction or when you finish any sentence, probation, or supervision, whichever is later. This shorter wait applies to petitions filed on or after that date.
No booting trucks; faster return of cargo
Starting July 9, 2025, a tow operator must promptly return commercial cargo to its owner on request. If a trailer holds cargo, the owner may swap in a working trailer of similar type made within five years of the original trailer’s build date (or newer). Starting December 1, 2025, booting or otherwise immobilizing a commercial motor vehicle for parking enforcement is banned and is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Harsher penalties for racing and reckless driving
Beginning December 1, 2025, reckless driving that causes serious injury is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and serious bodily injury is a Class A1 misdemeanor. The law also bans prearranged street racing and betting. Most racing violations are Class 1 misdemeanors. If a race causes serious injury it becomes a Class H felony; if it causes serious bodily injury or death it becomes a Class G felony. Driver’s licenses can be revoked for four years (apply after three), permanently (apply after seven), or three years (apply after 18 months), based on the severity.
New crime: assault on utility workers
Beginning December 1, 2025, assaulting a readily identifiable utility or communications worker on the job is a Class 1 misdemeanor, unless another law sets a higher penalty. Workers are “readily identifiable” by a uniform or company logo. It covers electricity, gas, water, wastewater, telecom, and internet workers and their contractors.
New crimes for illegal embalming fluid
Beginning December 1, 2025, funeral directors, embalmers, and trainees may not knowingly sell or display embalming fluid to people who are not authorized. Violations are a Class I felony and carry a $100–$500 fine. Having embalming fluid for unlawful use, or selling it for unlawful use, is a felony based on amount: under 28 g (Class I), 28–<200 g (Class G), 200–<400 g (Class F), 400 g+ (Class D). Licensed funeral professionals and taxidermists may possess it for lawful uses. Certain Class I offenses qualify for limited-immunity consideration under existing law.
Tougher penalties for break-ins and mail theft
Beginning December 1, 2025, penalties rise for property crimes. First-degree burglary of an occupied home is a Class D felony; second-degree is Class G. Having a gun during these crimes raises the sentence one class. Entering staff-only business areas to commit a crime is now unlawful business entry: Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense, Class I felony for later offenses. Stealing items that count as “mail” brings a sentence one felony class higher than the base offense.
Tougher penalties for illegal guns and explosives
Beginning December 1, 2025, people with felony convictions may not buy or possess firearms or weapons of mass death and destruction. The base offense is a Class G felony. Penalties increase when the gun is tied to another felony: Class F during the felony, Class D if brandished, and Class C if fired. It is also a Class H felony to possess explosives or incendiary materials with intent to violate the explosives law.
Stronger penalties for gift card theft
Beginning December 1, 2025, the law targets gift-card theft. Taking, keeping, or tampering with a gift card is a crime. $1,000 or less is a Class 1 misdemeanor; over $1,000 is a Class H felony. Organized theft that uses gift cards can be charged by the 90-day total: over $1,500 (Class H), over $20,000 (Class G), over $50,000 (Class F), over $100,000 (Class C). Stores can sue to recover the value, consequential and punitive damages where allowed, and attorneys’ fees. Parents can be liable if a minor steals and the parent knew or should have known and failed to control the child. The law also defines “gift card,” “redemption information,” and how value is measured to enforce these rules.
Interlock path: sentence break and limited driving
Beginning December 1, 2025, you can earn a sentencing benefit in an impaired-driving case by using an ignition interlock before trial. You must install an approved device within 45 days of charge, drive only that car for at least six months, and never start it over 0.02 BAC. It does not apply if your BAC was 0.15 or higher, your car caused a serious-injury or fatal crash, you lacked a valid or recently expired license, or you had another pending or recent impaired-driving case. Courts can also grant limited driving privileges when your license was forfeited under the listed laws, if you held a valid license (or one expired less than a year). You must pay interlock installation and monitoring costs, though a vendor may grant a partial waiver if you qualify.
Workplace picketing rules and no-contact orders
The law defines mass picketing and obstruction at a workplace. Mass picketing that blocks entrances, exits, or roads is unlawful. Employers can file for a civil no-contact order in the county where the conduct happened, after consulting the affected employee or employer. The law does not cover nonviolent union activity protected by federal law that does not intentionally block access.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Dan Blue
Democratic • Senate
Danny Earl Britt, Jr.
Republican • Senate
David W. Craven, Jr.
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Gale Adcock
Democratic • Senate
Lisa Grafstein
Democratic • Senate
Bobby Hanig
Republican • Senate
Ralph Hise
Republican • Senate
Timothy D. Moffitt
Republican • Senate
Mujtaba A. Mohammed
Democratic • Senate
DeAndrea Salvador
Democratic • Senate
Norman W. Sanderson
Republican • Senate
Caleb Theodros
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/26/2025
SB 311: The Law and Order Act.
Yes: 100 • No: 7 • Other: 10
Senate vote • 6/25/2025
SB 311: The Law and Order Act.
Yes: 46 • No: 0 • Other: 4
Senate vote • 6/23/2025
SB 311: The Law and Order Act.
Yes: 1 • No: 46 • Other: 3
House vote • 6/18/2025
SB 311: The Law and Order Act.
Yes: 90 • No: 20 • Other: 9
Senate vote • 3/27/2025
SB 311: Utility Worker Protection Act.
Yes: 46 • No: 0 • Other: 3
Actions Timeline
Ch. SL 2025-71
7/9/2025SenateSigned by Gov. 7/9/2025
7/9/2025SenatePres. To Gov. 6/30/2025
6/30/2025SenateRatified
6/30/2025SenateOrdered Enrolled
6/26/2025SenateConf Report Adopted
6/26/2025HousePlaced On Cal For 06/26/2025
6/25/2025HouseWithdrawn From Com
6/25/2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
6/25/2025HouseConf Com Reported
6/25/2025HouseConf Report Adopted
6/25/2025SenatePlaced on Today's Calendar
6/25/2025SenateConf Com Reported
6/25/2025SenateConf Com Appointed
6/24/2025HouseConf Com Appointed
6/23/2025SenateFailed Concur In H Com Sub
6/23/2025SenatePlaced On Cal For 06/23/2025
6/20/2025SenateWithdrawn From Com
6/20/2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
6/18/2025SenateSpecial Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
6/18/2025SenateSpecial Message Sent To Senate
6/18/2025HousePassed 3rd Reading
6/18/2025HousePassed 2nd Reading
6/18/2025HouseAdded to Calendar
6/18/2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
6/18/2025House
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