(a) It is unlawful for a person to serve as a supervising driver under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-7(l) or N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-11 or as an approved instructor under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-7(m) in any of the following circumstances:

(1) While under the influence of an impairing substance.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 20-12.1

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) After having consumed sufficient alcohol to have, at any relevant time after the driving, an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.

(b) An offense under this section is an implied-consent offense under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-16.2 (1977, c. 116, ss. 1, 2; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; c. 747, s. 66; 1983, c. 435, s. 9; 1993, c. 285, s. 2; 1997-16, s. 7; 1997-443, s. 32.20.)