NC S299

Expands use of continuous alcohol monitoring (CAM) systems for impaired driving convictions by allowing judges to reduce minimum prison sentences from 30 days to 10 days for Level One offenses if defendants submit to CAM monitoring for at least 120 days.

Increases minimum jail time from 7 days to 14 days for Level Two offenses when prison sentences are suspended, or allows alternative of 90 consecutive days of alcohol abstinence verified by CAM system.

Requires courts to impose CAM monitoring for at least 60 days when Level One or Level Two defendants serve inpatient imprisonment sentences as special probation conditions.

Allows up to 120 days of pretrial CAM monitoring to be credited against future probation monitoring requirements, and increases pretrial credit for Level Two offenses from 60 to 90 days.

Permits courts to decline CAM system requirements if defendant demonstrates financial hardship, but only if a local government entity or the Division of Adult Correction agrees to pay monitoring costs.