Answer): In North Carolina, if you are convicted of driving while impaired (DWI), whether by entering plea or being found guilty at trial, you will not be eligible to have the conviction expunged. Under the current expungement laws in North Carolina, you are able to have nonviolent misdemeanor convictions expunged after five year waiting period. While the vast majority of people charged with DWI face misdemeanor charges, if certain factors exist, the charge automatically becomes Class “F” felony and is termed Habitual Impaired Driving. In order for DWI in North Carolina to be charged as felony, the person must have three (3) prior DWI convictions all within ten (10) years of the current charged offense of impaired driving. Answer): If
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