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A candidate preparing for the North Carolina Accident and Health examination asks how many hours of prelicensing education the state requires before sitting for the exam. Under current North Carolina law, which answer is correct?
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Why D is correct
Under current G.S. 58-33-30(d)(1), the Commissioner is barred from requiring applicants to complete any specific prelicensing course or number of hours. The former 20-hour prelicensing education requirement was repealed by S.L. 2025-45 effective October 1, 2025. Approved education providers still exist, but any coursework is voluntary on the candidate's part.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Twenty hours was the historical requirement, but it was repealed effective October 1, 2025, and no hour mandate remains in current law.
- B) There is no 10-hour requirement, and no distinction of that kind exists between resident and nonresident applicants for prelicensing education.
- C) Educational requirements are a matter of statute and the Commissioner, not of the entity that administers the examination.
Memory hook
NC prelicensing: the hour requirement is gone - study because you want to pass.