North Carolina DWI Guides by City
The court that hears your case depends on where you were arrested.
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg County District Court
Mecklenburg has its own DWI case file checklist in its local rules and a DWI treatment court for repeat offenders.
Official sources
- NC General Assembly — Session Law 2025-71 (S311)
- NC General Assembly — Summary of S311 (2025)
- NC General Assembly — Session Law 2024-30 (H199)
- NCDMV — Driver License Restoration
- NCDMV — Administrative Hearings
- NC Judicial Branch — Mecklenburg County
- NC Judicial Branch — Mecklenburg County Local Rules and Forms
- NC Judicial Branch — Wake County Courthouse
- NC Judicial Branch — Guilford County
- NC Judicial Branch — Durham County Contact Directory
- NC Judicial Branch — Forsyth County
- NC Judicial Branch — Locations
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-179 — Sentencing for impaired driving
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-16.5 — Immediate civil license revocation
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-16.2 — Implied consent; refusal revocation
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-17.8 — License restoration and ignition interlock
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-19 — Periods of suspension or revocation
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-138.3 — Drivers under 21 after consuming alcohol
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-138.5 — Habitual impaired driving
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-179.3 — Limited driving privilege
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §15A-145.5 — Expunction exclusions
- N.C. General Statutes Chapter 20 — section index
- NCDMV — License Suspension
- NCDMV — Driver License Hearing Request (HF-001)
- NCDMV — Proving Liability Insurance (DL-123)
- NCDOT Governor’s Highway Safety Program — Booze It & Lose It brochure
- N.C. Courts — Impaired Driving Determination of Sentencing Factors (AOC-CR-311)
- N.C. Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission — DWI Sentencing
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-17.6 — Restoration after DWI; certificate of completion
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-38.7 — Appeal to superior court (implied-consent offenses)
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §15A-1431 — Appeals of misdemeanor convictions from district court
- NCDHHS — DWI Substance Abuse Assessments report
- N.C. General Assembly library — Limited Driving Privileges following DWI Convictions
- N.C. Courts — Petition for Limited Driving Privilege, Pretrial Revocation (AOC-CVR-9)
Educational information, not legal advice. North Carolina law changes and every case is different. Confirm deadlines with Clerk of Superior Court / magistrate (civil revocation) and talk to a licensed North Carolina attorney about your situation.
Some details on this page are still being verified against official sources. Check the linked sources before relying on a specific number or deadline.
Last reviewed October 1, 2026.