Motor Vehicle Laws Questions with Correct
Answers
What is the definition of alcohol?
any substance containing any form of alcohol, including ethanol, methanol, propanol, and
isopropanol.
What is Ethanol?
a type of alcohol used in medicine and alcoholic beverages - officers are not required to prove
type of alcohol
What is alcohol concentration (A/C)?
1. grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood
2. grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath under N.C.G.S. § 20-4.01(1b)
3. the results of the chemical analysis are not reported to the hundredths (e.g. 0.08)
4. the current breath-testing instrument used in NC is manufactured by intoximeter and called the
Intox EC/IR II.
What is chemical analysis?
a test or tests of the breath, blood, or bodily fluid or substance of a person to determine the
person's alcohol concentration or presence of an impairing substance, performed in accordance
with the G.S. - 139.1, including duplicate or sequential analyses.
What is a chemical analyst?
a person granted a permit by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under
N.C.G.S. § 20-139.1 to perform chemical analyses as defined in.
,How long is the class to become a chemical analyst?
40-hour course: The Forensic Tests for Alcohol (FTA) branch of the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) issues permits for chemical analysts.
What is an impairing substance?
alcohol or any other drug or psychoactive substance capable of impairing a person's physical or
mental faculties, or any combination of these substances.
Is alcohol a controlled substance?
Yes, under Chapter 90 of the General Statutes
True or false: alcohol is the most prevalent impairing substance.
True, but any substance which impairs mental or physical functioning meets the definition.
Officers are _____ ____________ to prove the type of substance -- but can testify if they
know.
not required
What is an infraction?
a noncriminal violation of the law that is not punishable by imprisonment and monetary penalty
of not more than $100.00
Can officers arrest for an infraction?
no, but may issue a citation or obtain a criminal summons
What is Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC)?
, What is a highway or street?
the entire width between property or right of way lines of every way or place of whatever nature,
when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purposes of
vehicular traffic.
what is an operator?
person in actual physical control of a vehicle which is in motion or has the engine running.
what is self-propelled?
means the vehicle is moving using some source other than human power.
What is a roadway?
the portion of the highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive
of the shoulder.
any drive, driveway, road, roadway, street, alley, or parking lot upon the grounds and
premises of any public/private hospital, college, school, church, orphanage, parks, or other
maintained and supported by the State of NC or any of its subdivisions
Public Vehicular Area (PVA)
What is an infraction?
noncriminal violation of the law that is NOT punishable by imprisonment and a monetary
penalty of not more than $100.00
True or false: many motor vehicle violations are infractions
True
Answers
What is the definition of alcohol?
any substance containing any form of alcohol, including ethanol, methanol, propanol, and
isopropanol.
What is Ethanol?
a type of alcohol used in medicine and alcoholic beverages - officers are not required to prove
type of alcohol
What is alcohol concentration (A/C)?
1. grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood
2. grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath under N.C.G.S. § 20-4.01(1b)
3. the results of the chemical analysis are not reported to the hundredths (e.g. 0.08)
4. the current breath-testing instrument used in NC is manufactured by intoximeter and called the
Intox EC/IR II.
What is chemical analysis?
a test or tests of the breath, blood, or bodily fluid or substance of a person to determine the
person's alcohol concentration or presence of an impairing substance, performed in accordance
with the G.S. - 139.1, including duplicate or sequential analyses.
What is a chemical analyst?
a person granted a permit by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under
N.C.G.S. § 20-139.1 to perform chemical analyses as defined in.
,How long is the class to become a chemical analyst?
40-hour course: The Forensic Tests for Alcohol (FTA) branch of the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) issues permits for chemical analysts.
What is an impairing substance?
alcohol or any other drug or psychoactive substance capable of impairing a person's physical or
mental faculties, or any combination of these substances.
Is alcohol a controlled substance?
Yes, under Chapter 90 of the General Statutes
True or false: alcohol is the most prevalent impairing substance.
True, but any substance which impairs mental or physical functioning meets the definition.
Officers are _____ ____________ to prove the type of substance -- but can testify if they
know.
not required
What is an infraction?
a noncriminal violation of the law that is not punishable by imprisonment and monetary penalty
of not more than $100.00
Can officers arrest for an infraction?
no, but may issue a citation or obtain a criminal summons
What is Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC)?
, What is a highway or street?
the entire width between property or right of way lines of every way or place of whatever nature,
when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purposes of
vehicular traffic.
what is an operator?
person in actual physical control of a vehicle which is in motion or has the engine running.
what is self-propelled?
means the vehicle is moving using some source other than human power.
What is a roadway?
the portion of the highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive
of the shoulder.
any drive, driveway, road, roadway, street, alley, or parking lot upon the grounds and
premises of any public/private hospital, college, school, church, orphanage, parks, or other
maintained and supported by the State of NC or any of its subdivisions
Public Vehicular Area (PVA)
What is an infraction?
noncriminal violation of the law that is NOT punishable by imprisonment and a monetary
penalty of not more than $100.00
True or false: many motor vehicle violations are infractions
True
