text: if your child has a driving permit from another state is he or she allowed to drive in a different? ohio driving permit  coming to nc is he allowed to drive in nc i would think the previous poster is probably correct (just because that seems reasonable to me), but since they didn't post any source for their opinion, and since it's a fairly serious issue you wouldn't want to be wrong about, you need to check with the north carolina department of motor vehicles (or whatever their equivalent is).