NC H539

Expands ignition interlock requirements to apply to all registered vehicles owned by a person subject to license revocation for impaired driving, with allowance for case-by-case waivers for vehicles relied upon by family members due to financial hardship.

Modifies Level Two impaired driving punishment to require 240 hours of community service when a judge suspends imprisonment and imposes alcohol abstention monitoring, if the prior offense occurred within five years.

Restricts medical exceptions to ignition interlock requirements to apply only to persons whose convictions involved alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more, excluding those convicted of multiple impaired driving offenses or sentenced under specific provisions.

Changes community service parole eligibility for impaired driving sentences to require prisoners serve the minimum sentence required by G.S. 20-179 plus additional minimum days (at least 10 for Level One, 7 for Level Two).

Redefines "motor vehicle" for impaired driving purposes to include any vehicle driven by mechanical power and manufactured for public highway use, including mopeds, rather than only North Carolina-registered vehicles.