Talton Dark:
TRAFFIC OFFENSES FOR WHICH COURT APPEARANCE IS MANDATORY
Applies To Offenses Committed On Or After January 1, 2004
1. All pleas of not guilty.
2. All felonies.
3. Driving while subject to an impairing substance. [G.S. 20-138.1]
4. Driving a commercial vehicle while subject to an impairing substance. [G.S. 20-138.2]
5. Careless and reckless driving. [G.S. 20-140(a), (b), (f)]
6. Exceeding the applicable speed limit by over 15 mph while driving over 55 mph.
7. Driving in excess of 80 mph. [G.S. 20-141]
8. Violations of motor carrier safety and hazardous material regulations. [G.S. 20-396]
9. Passing stopped school bus. [G.S. 20-217]
10. Failure to stop for emergency vehicles. [G.S. 20-157(a)]
11. Failure to obey directions of a traffic officer, or of a fireman at the scene of a fire. [G.S. 20-114.1]
12. Failure to stop, etc. at the scene of an accident, or failure to report such an accident. [G.S. 20-166; G.S. 20-166.1]
13. Driving while (license) suspended, revoked or disqualified, or permitting an owned vehicle to be so operated. [G.S. 20-28; G.S. 20-34]
14. Driving a commercial motor vehicle without being licensed to do so, or driving a commercial motor vehicle while license suspended, revoked, or subject to a disqualification or out of service order. [G.S. 20-28(c); G.S. 20-37.12]
15. Possess fictitious, cancelled, revoked, suspended or altered license or identification card, or counterfeit, sell, lend, or permit use of license or identification card by another, or any other violation of G.S. 20-30 or G.S. 20-37.8.
16. Any violation of the financial responsibility laws. [Chapter 20, Articles 9A and 13]
17. Any violation of the vehicle registration laws involving stolen or altered registration plates or certificates.
18. Selling handicapped parking placards. [G.S. 20-37.6(c3)]
19. Any violation involving false affidavit, or false statement under oath, or perjury. [G.S. 20-17(5); G.S. 20-31; G.S. 20-112; G.S. 20-313.1]
20. Any violation charged in the same citation, warrant, magistrate?s order, or summons with a mandatory court appearance violation.
21. Death by vehicle. [G.S. 20-141.4]
22. Impaired instruction. [G.S. 20-12.1]
23. Transporting spent nuclear fuel without notifying Highway Patrol. [G.S. 20-167.1]
24. Driving by person under age 21 while drinking or after having consumed alcohol or controlled substance. [G.S. 20-138.3]
25. Racing (prearranged, spontaneous, permitting such use of an owned vehicle, betting on prearranged racing). [G.S. 20-141.3]
26. Unlawful use of red or blue lights on vehicle. [G.S. 20-130.1]
27. Failure to give way to the right when being passed. [G.S. 20-149(b)]
28. Driving with open container after drinking. [G.S. 20-138.7]
29. Driving to elude arrest. [G.S. 20-141.5]
30. Operating commercial vehicle after consuming alcohol. [G.S. 20-138.2A]
31. Operating school bus, school activity bus, or child care vehicle after consuming alcohol. [G.S. 20-138.2B]
32. Any violation of G.S. 20-142.1 through G.S. 20-142.5, if the driver is driving a commercial motor vehicle.