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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.25 - Money or securities as proof.

§ 20-279.25. Money or securities as proof.
(a) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the State Treasurer that the person named therein has deposited with him eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000) in cash, or securities such as may legally be purchased by savings banks or for trust funds of a market value of eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000). The State Treasurer shall not accept any such deposit and issue a certificate therefor and the Commissioner shall not accept such certificate unless accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments of any character against the depositor in the county where the depositor resides.
(b) Such deposit shall be held by the State Treasurer to satisfy, in accordance with the provisions of this Article, any execution on a judgment issued against such person making the deposit for damages, including damages for care and loss of services because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of a motor vehicle after such deposit was made. Money or securities so deposited shall not be subject to attachment, garnishment, or execution unless such attachment, garnishment, or execution shall arise out of a suit for damages as aforesaid. (1953, c. 1300, s. 25; 1965, c. 358, s. 1; 1967, c. 277, s. 5; 1973, c. 745, s. 5; 1979, c. 832, s. 8; 1991, c. 469, s. 8; 1999-228, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.26 - Owner may give proof for others.

§ 20-279.26. Owner may give proof for others.
Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility hereunder is or later becomes an operator in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the Commissioner shall accept proof given by such owner in lieu of proof by such other person to permit such other person to operate a motor vehicle for which the owner has given proof as herein provided. The Commissioner shall designate the restrictions imposed by this section on the face of such person's license. (1953, c. 1300, s. 26.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.27 - Substitution of proof.

§ 20-279.27. Substitution of proof.
The Commissioner shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the Commissioner shall direct and the State Treasurer shall return any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this Article. (1953, c. 1300, s. 27.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.28 - Other proof may be required.

§ 20-279.28. Other proof may be required.
Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under the provisions of this Article no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the Commissioner shall for the purpose of this Article, require other proof as required by this Article, or whenever it appears that proof filed to cover any motor vehicle owned by a person does not cover all motor vehicles registered in the name of such person, the Commissioner shall require proof covering all such motor vehicles. The Commissioner shall suspend the license or the nonresident's operating privilege pending the filing of such other proof. (1953, c. 1300, s. 28.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.29 - Duration of proof; when proof may be canceled or returned.

§ 20-279.29. Duration of proof; when proof may be canceled or returned.
The Commissioner shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance, or the Commissioner shall direct and the State Treasurer shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities deposited pursuant to this Article as proof of financial responsibility, or the Commissioner shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in any of the following events:
(1) At any time after two years from the date such proof was required when, during the two-year period preceding the request, the Commissioner has not received record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail which would require or permit the suspension or revocation of the license, registration or nonresident's operating privilege of the person by or for whom such proof was furnished; or
(2) In the event of the death of the person on whose behalf such proof was filed or the permanent incapacity of such person to operate a motor vehicle; or
(3) In the event the person who has given proof surrenders his license to the Commissioner.
Provided, however, that the Commissioner shall not consent to the cancellation of any bond or the return of any money or securities in the event any action for damages upon a liability covered by such proof is then pending or any judgment upon any such liability is then unsatisfied or in the event the person who has filed such bond or deposited such money or securities, has, within one year immediately preceding such request, been involved as an operator or owner in any motor vehicle accident resulting in injury or damage to the person or property of others. An affidavit of the applicant as to the nonexistence of such facts, or that he has been released from all of his liability, or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable, for such injury or damage, shall be sufficient evidence thereof in the absence of evidence to the contrary in the records of the Commissioner.
Whenever any person whose proof has been canceled or returned under subdivision (3) of this section applies for a license within a period of two years from the date proof was originally required, any such application shall be refused unless the applicant shall reestablish such proof for the remainder of such two-year period. (1953, c. 1300, s. 29.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.30 - Surrender of license.

§ 20-279.30. Surrender of license.
Any person whose license shall have been suspended as herein provided, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this Article, shall have been canceled or terminated, or who shall neglect to furnish other proof upon request of the Commissioner shall immediately return his license to the Commissioner. If any person shall fail to return to the Commissioner the license as provided herein, the Commissioner shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and to return the same to the Commissioner. (1953, c. 1300, s. 30.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.31 - Other violations; penalties.

§ 20-279.31. Other violations; penalties.
(a) The Commissioner shall suspend the license of a person who fails to report a reportable accident, as required by G.S. 20-166.1, until the Division receives a report and for an additional period set by the Commissioner. The additional period may not exceed 30 days.
(b) Any person who does any of the following commits a Class 1 misdemeanor:
(1) Gives information required in a report of a reportable accident, knowing or having reason to believe the information is false.
(2) Forges or without authority signs any evidence of proof of financial responsibility.
(3) Files or offers for filing any evidence of proof of financial responsibility, knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority.
(c) Any person willfully failing to return a license as required in G.S. 20-279.30 is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(c1) Any person who makes a false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter under G.S. 20-279.5, 20-279.6, or 20-279.7 is guilty of a Class I felony.
(d) Any person who shall violate any provision of this Article for which no penalty is otherwise provided is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1953, c. 1300, s. 31; 1983, c. 610, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, ss. 384, 1261; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995, c. 191, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.32 - Exceptions.

§ 20-279.32. Exceptions.
This Article does not apply to a motor vehicle registered under G.S. 20-382 by a for-hire motor carrier. This Article does not apply to any motor vehicle owned by the State of North Carolina, nor does it apply to the operator of a vehicle owned by the State of North Carolina who becomes involved in an accident while operating the state-owned vehicle if the Commissioner determines that the vehicle at the time of the accident was probably being operated in the course of the operator's employment as an employee or officer of the State. This Article does not apply to any motor vehicle owned by a county or municipality of the State of North Carolina, nor does it apply to the operator of a vehicle owned by a county or municipality of the State of North Carolina who becomes involved in an accident while operating such vehicle in the course of the operator's employment as an employee or officer of the county or municipality. This Article does not apply to the operator of a vehicle owned by a political subdivision, other than a county or municipality, of the State of North Carolina who becomes involved in an accident while operating such vehicle if the Commissioner determines that the vehicle at the time of the accident was probably being operated in the course of the operator's employment as an employee or officer of the subdivision providing that the Commissioner finds that the political subdivision has waived any immunity it has with respect to such accidents and has in force an insurance policy or other method of satisfying claims which may arise out of the accident. This Article does not apply to any motor vehicle owned by the federal government, nor does it apply to the operator of a motor vehicle owned by the federal government who becomes involved in an accident while operating the government-owned vehicle if the Commissioner determines that the vehicle at the time of the accident was probably being operated in the course of the operator's employment as an employee or officer of the federal government. (1953, c. 1300, s. 32; 1955, c. 1152, s. 19; 1979, c. 667, s. 38; 1989, c. 485, s. 54; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 756, s. 18; 1999-330, s. 4.1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.32A - Exception of school bus drivers.

§ 20-279.32A. Exception of school bus drivers.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to school bus drivers with respect to accidents or collisions in which they are involved while operating school buses in the course of their employment. (1955, c. 1282.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.33 - Self-insurers.

§ 20-279.33. Self-insurers.
(a) Any person in whose name more than 25 motor vehicles are registered may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the Commissioner as provided in subsection (b) of this section. For the purpose of this Article, the State of North Carolina shall be considered a self-insurer.
(b) The Commissioner may, in his discretion, upon the application of such a person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when he is satisfied that such person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments obtained against such person. The certificate shall serve as evidence of insurance for the purposes of G.S. 20-7(c1), 20-13.2(e), 20-16.1, 20-19(k), and 20-179.3(l).
(c) Upon not less than five days' notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice, the Commissioner may upon reasonable grounds cancel a certificate of self-insurance. Failure to pay any judgment within 30 days after such judgment shall have become final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance. (1953, c. 1300, s. 33; 2022-46, s. 15(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.35 - Supplemental to motor vehicle laws; repeal of laws in conflict.

§ 20-279.35. Supplemental to motor vehicle laws; repeal of laws in conflict.
This Article shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of any of the motor vehicle laws of this State but shall be construed as supplemental thereto.
The "Motor Vehicle Safety and Responsibility Act" enacted by the 1947 Session of the General Assembly, being Chapter 1006 of the Session Laws of 1947 (G.S. 20-224 to 20-279), is hereby repealed except with respect to any accident or violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State occurring prior to January 1, 1954, or with respect to any judgment arising from such accident or violation, and as to such accidents, violations or judgments Chapter 1006 of the Session Laws of 1947 shall remain in full force and effect. Except as herein stated, all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Article are hereby repealed. (1953, c. 1300, s. 35.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.36 - Past application of Article.

§ 20-279.36. Past application of Article.
This Article shall not apply with respect to any accident, or judgment arising therefrom, or violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State, occurring prior to January 1, 1954. (1953, c. 1300, s. 37.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.37 - Article not to prevent other process.

§ 20-279.37. Article not to prevent other process.
Nothing in this Article shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law. (1953, c. 1300, s. 38.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.38 - Uniformity of interpretation.

§ 20-279.38. Uniformity of interpretation.
This Article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it. (1953, c. 1300, s. 39.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953. › § 20-279.39 - Title of Article.

§ 20-279.39. Title of Article.
This Article may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act of 1953." (1953, c. 1300, s. 41.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 10A - Transportation Network Companies. › § 20-280.1 - Definitions.

§ 20-280.1. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Airport operator. – Any person with police powers that owns or operates an airport.
(2) Brokering transportation network company. – A transportation network company, as defined by this section, that exclusively dispatches TNC drivers that operate either of the following:
a. For-hire passenger vehicles regulated under G.S. 160A-304.
b. For-hire passenger vehicles regulated under G.S. 62-260(f) and subject to the requirements for security for protection of the public and safety of operation established for regulated motor common carriers.
(3) Prearranged transportation services. – Transportation services available by advance request excluding for-hire passenger vehicles soliciting passengers for immediate transportation. No minimum waiting period is required between the advance request and the provision of the transportation services.
(4) TNC driver. – An individual that uses a passenger vehicle in connection with a transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform to connect with passengers in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company.
(5) TNC service. – Prearranged transportation service provided by a TNC driver in connection with a transportation network company. The TNC service begins when the TNC driver accepts a ride request on the transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform and ends at the later of the following:
a. The time that the driver completes the transaction on the online-enabled application or platform.
b. The time that all passengers exit the vehicle and complete unloading of the vehicle.
(6) Transportation network company (TNC). – Any person that uses an online-enabled application or platform to connect passengers with TNC drivers who provide prearranged transportation services. (2015-237, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 10A - Transportation Network Companies. › § 20-280.2 - Permissible services and limitations.

§ 20-280.2. Permissible services and limitations.
(a) A transportation network company holding a valid permit issued under this Article and continuously meeting the requirements of this Article may operate in the State. The transportation network company may charge a fee for the TNC service. The fee must meet the following requirements:
(1) The transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform must disclose the fee calculation method before a passenger makes a ride request.
(2) The transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform must provide the option for a passenger to receive an estimated fee before the passenger makes a ride request.
(3) The transportation network company must send an electronic receipt to the customer that includes the following:
a. The locations where the TNC service started and ended.
b. The total time and distance of the TNC service.
c. An itemization and calculation of the total fee paid.
(4) The fee must be paid electronically through the transportation network company's online-enabled application or platform. No cash may be exchanged for the TNC service.
(b) A TNC driver may provide TNC service for compensation in the State. (2015-237, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 10A - Transportation Network Companies. › § 20-280.3 - Permits.

§ 20-280.3. Permits.
(a) Every transportation network company must obtain a permit from the Division before operating in the State. Every transportation network company must pay to the Division a nonrefundable application fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(b) Every transportation network company must renew the permit annually and pay to the Division a nonrefundable renewal fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(c) The Division must prescribe the form of the application for a permit and renewal of a permit.
(d) The initial application and renewal application must require information sufficient to confirm compliance with this Article and include the following:
(1) Proof of insurance meeting the requirements of G.S. 20-280.4. This subdivision does not apply to brokering transportation network companies.
(2) Resident agent for service of process.
(3) Proof the transportation network company is registered with the Secretary of State to do business in the State if the transportation network company is a foreign corporation.
(4) Policy of nondiscrimination based on customers' geographic departure point or destination.
(5) Policy of nondiscrimination based on customers' race, color, national origin, religious belief or affiliation, sex, disability, or age.
(e) The Division may retain the fees collected under this section and use the funds for its operations. (2015-237, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 10A - Transportation Network Companies. › § 20-280.6 - Background checks.

§ 20-280.6. Background checks.
(a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a TNC driver, the transportation network company must do all of the following:
(1) Require the individual to submit an application to the transportation network company, including, at a minimum, the following:
a. Address.
b. Age.
c. Drivers license number.
d. Driving history.
e. Motor vehicle registration.
f. Automobile liability insurance information.
(2) Conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each applicant, including, at a minimum, the following:
a. Multi-State/Multi-Jurisdiction Criminal Records Locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation (primary source search).
b. National Sex Offender Registry.
(3) Review, or have a third party review, a driving history research report for such individual.
(b) The transportation network company must confirm that every TNC driver continues to meet all the requirements of this section every five years starting from the date the TNC driver met all the requirements of this section.
(c) The transportation network company must not permit an individual to act as a TNC driver if any of the following apply:
(1) Has had more than three moving violations in the prior three-year period or one major violation in the prior three-year period, including attempting to evade the police, reckless driving, or driving on a suspended or revoked license.
(2) Has been convicted within the past seven years of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, or a crime involving property damage, theft, acts of violence, or acts of terror.
(3) Is a match in the National Sex Offender Registry.
(4) Does not possess a valid drivers license.
(5) Does not possess proof of registration for the motor vehicle to be used to provide TNC services.
(6) Does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance for the motor vehicle to be used to provide TNC services.
(7) Is not at least 19 years of age.
(d) This section does not apply to brokering transportation network companies. (2015-237, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 10A - Transportation Network Companies. › § 20-280.8 - Presumption that TNC drivers are independent contractors.

§ 20-280.8. Presumption that TNC drivers are independent contractors.
A rebuttable presumption exists that a TNC driver is an independent contractor and not an employee. The presumption may be rebutted by application of the common law test for determining employment status. (2015-237, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 10A - Transportation Network Companies. › § 20-280.9 - Airport operators.

§ 20-280.9. Airport operators.
(a) An airport operator is authorized to charge transportation network companies and TNC drivers a reasonable fee for their use of the airport's facility.
(b) An airport operator is authorized to require an identifying decal be displayed by TNC drivers.
(c) An airport operator is authorized to require the purchase and use of equipment or establish other appropriate mechanisms for monitoring and auditing compliance, including having a transportation network company provide data for purposes of monitoring and auditing compliance.
(d) An airport operator is authorized to designate a location where TNC drivers may stage on the airport operator's facility, drop off passengers, and pick up passengers. (2015-237, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 10A - Transportation Network Companies. › § 20-280.10 - Statewide regulation.

§ 20-280.10. Statewide regulation.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as authorized by this Chapter, no county, city, airport operator, or other governmental agency is authorized to impose fees, require licenses, limit the operation of TNC services, or otherwise regulate TNC services. TNC services remain subject to all ordinances and local laws outside the scope of this Chapter, including parking and traffic regulation.
(b) Any contract provision or term of service in a transportation network company's contract with a State resident or person present in the State contrary to this Article is void as against public policy. (2015-237, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 10B - Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing. › § 20-280.15 - Definitions.

§ 20-280.15. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Airport operator. – As defined in G.S. 20-280.1.
(2) Peer-to-peer vehicle sharing. – The authorized use of a shared vehicle by an individual other than the shared vehicle owner through a peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program.
(3) Peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program. – A business platform that connects shared vehicle owners with drivers to enable the sharing of vehicles for financial consideration.
(4) Shared vehicle. – A vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program.
(5) Shared vehicle owner. – The registered owner of a shared vehicle that is made available for sharing through a peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program.
(6) Vehicle sharing provider. – The person or entity that operates, facilitates, or administers the provision of personal vehicle sharing through a peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program. (2019-199, s. 9(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 10B - Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing. › § 20-280.17 - Airport operators.

§ 20-280.17. Airport operators.
An airport operator may (i) charge peer-to-peer vehicle sharing programs a reasonable fee for the use of the airport's facility, (ii) require an identifying decal be displayed on all shared vehicles that operate on airport property, (iii) require the purchase and use of equipment or establish other appropriate mechanisms for monitoring and auditing compliance, including having a peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program provide data for purposes of monitoring and auditing compliance, and (iv) designate a location where shared vehicles may stage on the airport operator's facility. (2019-199, s. 9(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 11 - Liability Insurance Required of Persons Engaged in Renting Motor Vehicles. › § 20-281 - Liability insurance prerequisite to engaging in business; coverage of policy.

§ 20-281. Liability insurance prerequisite to engaging in business; coverage of policy.
From and after July 1, 1953, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles to the public for operation by the rentee or lessee unless such person, firm or corporation has secured insurance for his own liability and that of his rentee or lessee, in such an amount as is hereinafter provided, from an insurance company duly licensed to sell motor vehicle liability insurance in this State. Each such motor vehicle leased or rented must be covered by a policy of liability insurance insuring the owner and rentee or lessee and their agents and employees while in the performance of their duties against loss from any liability imposed by law for damages including damages for care and loss of services because of bodily injury to or death of any person and injury to or destruction of property caused by accident arising out of the operation of such motor vehicle, subject to the following minimum limits: thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, and sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. Provided, however, that nothing in this Article shall prevent such operators from qualifying as self-insurers under terms and conditions to be prepared and prescribed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by giving bond with personal or corporate surety, as now provided by G.S. 20-279.24, in lieu of securing the insurance policy hereinbefore provided for. (1953, c. 1017, s. 1; 1955, c. 1296; 1965, c. 349, s. 1; 1967, c. 277, s. 8; 1973, c. 745, s. 7; 1979, c. 832, s. 11; 1991, c. 469, s. 6; 1999-228, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 11 - Liability Insurance Required of Persons Engaged in Renting Motor Vehicles. › § 20-282 - Cooperation in enforcement of Article.

§ 20-282. Cooperation in enforcement of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be enforced by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in cooperation with the Commissioner of Insurance, the North Carolina Automobile Rate Administrative Office and with all law-enforcement officers and agents and other agencies of the State and the political subdivisions thereof. (1953, c. 1017, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 11 - Liability Insurance Required of Persons Engaged in Renting Motor Vehicles. › § 20-283 - Compliance with Article prerequisite to issuance of license plates.

§ 20-283. Compliance with Article prerequisite to issuance of license plates.
No license plates shall be issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles to operate a motor vehicle, for lease or rent for operation by the rentee or lessee, until the applicant for such license plates demonstrates to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles that he has complied with the provisions of this Article. (1953, c. 1017, s. 3; 1975, c. 716, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 11 - Liability Insurance Required of Persons Engaged in Renting Motor Vehicles. › § 20-284 - Violation a misdemeanor.

§ 20-284. Violation a misdemeanor.
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1953, c. 1017, s. 4; 1993, c. 539, s. 385; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-285 - Regulation of motor vehicle distribution in public interest.

§ 20-285. Regulation of motor vehicle distribution in public interest.
The General Assembly finds and declares that the distribution of motor vehicles in the State of North Carolina vitally affects the general economy of the State and the public interest and public welfare, and in the exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate and license motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, dealers, salesmen, and their representatives doing business in North Carolina, in order to prevent frauds, impositions and other abuses upon its citizens and to protect and preserve the investments and properties of the citizens of this State. (1955, c. 1243, s. 1; 1983, c. 704, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-289 - License fees.

§ 20-289. License fees.
(a) The license fee for each fiscal year, or part thereof, shall be as follows:
(1) For motor vehicle dealers, distributors, distributor branches, and wholesalers, ninety-seven dollars ($97.00) for each place of business.
(2) For manufacturers, two hundred ten dollars and twenty-five cents ($210.25) and for each factory branch in this State, one hundred forty dollars and twenty-five cents ($140.25).
(3) For motor vehicle sales representatives, twenty-one dollars and fifty cents ($21.50).
(4) For factory representatives, or distributor representatives, twenty-one dollars and fifty cents ($21.50).
(5) Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 662, s. 4.
(b) The fees collected under this section shall be credited to the Highway Fund. These fees are in addition to all other taxes and fees. (1955, c. 1243, s. 5; 1969, c. 593; 1977, c. 802, s. 8; 1981, c. 690, s. 16; 1991, c. 662, s. 4; c. 689, s. 335; 2005-276, s. 44.1(o); 2015-241, s. 29.30(p).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-290 - Licenses to specify places of business; display of license and list of salesmen; advertising.

§ 20-290. Licenses to specify places of business; display of license and list of salesmen; advertising.
(a) The license of a motor vehicle dealer shall list each of the dealer's established salesrooms in this State. A license of a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or wholesaler shall list each of the license holder's places of business in this State. A license shall be conspicuously displayed at each place of business. In the event the location of a business changes, the Division shall endorse the change of location on the license, without charge.
(b) Each dealer shall keep a current list of his licensed salesmen, showing the name of each licensed salesman, posted in a conspicuous place in each place of business.
(c) Whenever any licensee places an advertisement in any newspaper or publication, the licensee's name shall appear in the advertisement. (1955, c. 1243, s. 6; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1991, c. 662, s. 5; 2005-99, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-291 - Representatives to carry license and display it on request; license to name employer.

§ 20-291. Representatives to carry license and display it on request; license to name employer.
Every person to whom a sales representative, factory representative, or distributor representative license is issued shall carry the license when engaged in business, and shall display it upon request. The license shall state the name of the representative's employer. If the representative changes employers, the representative shall immediately apply to the Division for a license that states the name of the representative's new employer. The fee for issuing a license stating the name of a new employer is ten dollars ($10.00). (1955, c. 1243, s. 7; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1991, c. 662, s. 6; c. 689, s. 336; 2005-99, s. 4; 2005-276, s. 44.1(r).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-292 - Dealers may display motor vehicles for sale at retail only at established salesrooms.

§ 20-292. Dealers may display motor vehicles for sale at retail only at established salesrooms.
(a) A new or used motor vehicle dealer may display a motor vehicle for sale at retail only at the dealer's established salesroom, unless the display is of a motor vehicle that meets any of the following descriptions:
(1) Contains the dealer's name or other sales information and is used by the dealer as a "demonstrator" for transportation purposes.
(2) Is displayed at a trade show or exhibit at which no selling activities relating to the vehicle take place and contains the dealer's name and business location.
(3) Is displayed at the home or place of business of a customer at the request or with the permission or consent of the customer.
(b) Nothing contained in this section or in any other provision contained in Article 12 of this Chapter shall be deemed to prohibit or restrict a new or used motor vehicle dealer or an employee, agent, or contractee of a new or used motor vehicle dealer from doing any of the following:
(1) Delivering a motor vehicle purchased or leased by a customer to the customer's home or place of business or having a customer execute forms and other documents relating to vehicle purchase, lease, titling, registration, financing, insurance, and other products and services provided to the customer by or through the dealer that are presented to a customer at the customer's home or place of business by any employee or authorized agent of the dealer; provided, however, that all such forms and other documents have been fully agreed to and were fully completed in advance of their presentation to the customer, no additional negotiations or modifications related to the content of any of these forms or other documents take place, and no modifications are made to the content of any of these forms and other documents other than the correction of clerical or typographical errors.
(2) Having any employee or authorized agent of the dealer explain vehicle operation, features, care, and warranties to the customer at the time the customer's vehicle is delivered.
(3) Retrieving from the customer's home or place of business a motor vehicle that has been sold by the customer to the dealer.
(c) This section does not apply to recreational vehicles, house trailers, or boat, animal, camping, or other utility trailers. (1955, c. 1243, s. 8; 1991, c. 662, s. 7; 2021-147, s. 15.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-292.1 - Supplemental temporary license for sale of antique and specialty vehicles.

§ 20-292.1. Supplemental temporary license for sale of antique and specialty vehicles.
Any dealer licensed as a motor vehicle dealer under this Article may apply to the Commissioner and receive, at no additional charge, a supplemental temporary license authorizing the off-premises sales of antique motor vehicles and specialty motor vehicles for a period not to exceed 10 consecutive calendar days. To obtain a temporary supplemental license for the off-premises sale of antique motor vehicles and specialty motor vehicles, the applicant shall:
(1) Be licensed as a motor vehicle dealer under this Article.
(2) Notify the applicable local office of the Division of the specific dates and location for which the license is requested.
(3) Display a sign at the licensed location clearly identifying the dealer.
(4) Keep and maintain the records required for the sale of motor vehicles under this Article.
(5) Provide staff to work at the temporary location for the duration of the off-premises sale.
(6) Meet any local government permitting requirements.
(7) Have written permission from the property owner to sell at the location.
For purposes of this section, the term "antique motor vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle for private use manufactured at least 25 years prior to the current model year, and the term "specialty motor vehicle" shall mean any model or series of motor vehicle for private use manufactured at least three years prior to the current model year of which no more than 5,000 vehicles were sold within the United States during the model year the vehicle was manufactured.
This section does not apply to a nonselling motor vehicle show or public display of new motor vehicles. (2003-113, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-295 - Action on application; grace period while application for license renewal is pending.

§ 20-295. Action on application; grace period while application for license renewal is pending.
(a) Division Action. – Except as provided in G.S. 20-288(a)(1)b. and (a)(2), the Division shall either grant or deny an application for a license or license renewal within 30 days after receiving it. Any applicant denied a license shall, upon filing a written request within 30 days, be given a hearing at the time and place determined by the Commissioner or a person designated by the Commissioner. A hearing shall be public and shall be held with reasonable promptness.
(b) Pending License Renewal Grace Period. – When an application for license renewal has been timely submitted prior to expiration of the license, the license shall remain valid for up to 30 days after the expiration date until the Division grants or denies the application. The Division shall (i) ensure that any database maintained by the Division that indicates the status of a license issued under this Article reflects that the license continues to be valid during this period and (ii) send a temporary license to the renewal applicant for display to evidence extension of the validity of the license to engage in business in this State while the Division reviews the renewal application. The temporary license issued by the Division pursuant to this subsection shall contain on its face the following notation: "This temporary license is issued pursuant to G.S. 20-295 during a license renewal application review by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles and is valid to engage in business in this State with all rights and privileges of a license." (1955, c. 1243, s. 11; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1993, c. 440, s. 1; 2020-77, s. 6(a); 2021-134, s. 5; 2022-68, s. 7(a); 2023-116, s. 9(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-296 - Notice and hearing upon denial, suspension, revocation, placing on probation, or refusal to renew license.

§ 20-296. Notice and hearing upon denial, suspension, revocation, placing on probation, or refusal to renew license.
No license shall be suspended, revoked, denied, placed on probation, or renewal thereof refused, until a written notice of the complaint made has been furnished to the licensee against whom the same is directed, and a hearing thereon has been had before the Commissioner, or a person designated by him. At least 10 days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given to the licensee by certified mail with return receipt requested to the licensee's last known address as shown on the licensee's license or other record of information in possession of the Division. At any such hearing, the licensee shall have the right to be heard personally or by counsel. After hearing, the Division shall have power to suspend, revoke, place on probation, or refuse to renew the license in question. Immediate notice of any such action shall be given to the licensee in accordance with G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4(j) of the Rules of Civil Procedure. For each alleged violation, the Division shall determine in its sole and unappealable discretion whether entering into a settlement agreement or consent order with the applicable licensee or license applicant either prior to or subsequent to the hearing would promote the interests of justice and administrative efficiency. (1955, c. 1243, s. 12; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1981, c. 108; 2014-108, s. 6(a); 2023-116, s. 7(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-297 - Retention and inspection of certain records.

§ 20-297. Retention and inspection of certain records.
(a) Vehicles. – A dealer must keep a record of all vehicles received by the dealer and all vehicles sold by the dealer. The records must contain the information that the Division requires and be made available for inspection by the Division within a reasonable period of time after being requested by the Division. A dealer may satisfy the record-keeping requirements contained in this subsection either by (i) keeping and maintaining written or paper records at the dealership facility where the vehicles were sold or at another site within this State provided that the location and the name of a designated contact agent are provided to the Division or (ii) maintaining electronic copies of the records required by this subsection, provided that the Division shall have access to these electronic records from a location within this State. For purposes of this section, the location where dealership written or electronic records are kept and maintained may be owned and operated by a party other than the dealer.
(b) Inspection. – The Division may inspect the pertinent books, records, letters, and contracts of a licensee relating to any written complaint made to the Division against the licensee.
(c) Records Format. – Any record required to be kept and maintained under this section may be converted to electronic form and retained by a dealer in electronic form without retention of the original or any copies of the record in paper or other nonelectronic form. (1955, c. 1243, s. 13; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1995, c. 163, s. 5; 2007-481, s. 3; 2016-74, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-298 - Insurance.

§ 20-298. Insurance.
It shall be unlawful for any dealer or salesman or any employee of any dealer, to coerce or offer anything of value to any purchaser of a motor vehicle to provide any type of insurance coverage on said motor vehicle. No dealer, salesman or representative of either shall accept any policy as collateral on any vehicle sold by him to secure an interest in such vehicle in any company not qualified under the insurance laws of this State: Provided, nothing in this Article shall prevent a dealer or his representative from requiring adequate insurance coverage on a motor vehicle which is the subject of an installment sale. (1955, c. 1243, s. 14.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-298.1 - Provision of certain products and services to those covered under the Military Lending Act.

§ 20-298.1. Provision of certain products and services to those covered under the Military Lending Act.
A motor vehicle dealer that does not market or extend to a covered borrower a loan or credit transaction covered by Section 987 of Title 10 of the United States Code, or any subsequent amendments thereto, and Part 232 (commencing with Section 232.1) of Subchapter M of Chapter I of Subtitle A of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not be in violation of G.S. 127B-11 or otherwise under the law with respect to all transactions entered into on or after October 3, 2016, regardless of whether the motor vehicle dealer markets or extends the loan or credit transaction to other persons who are not covered borrowers. For purposes of this section, "covered borrower" has the same meaning as provided in Part 232 (commencing with Section 232.1) of Subchapter M of Chapter I of Subtitle A of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations and any subsequent amendments thereto. (2019-181, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles › Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law. › § 20-299 - Acts of officers, directors, partners, salesmen and other representatives.

§ 20-299. Acts of officers, directors, partners, salesmen and other representatives.
(a) The Division may deny, suspend, place on probation, or revoke a license issued to a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other business entity that is a licensee under this Article if more than fifty percent (50%) of the business entity ownership engaged in conduct prohibited by G.S. 20-294. A license issued to a business entity under this Article may also be revoked if any damages suffered due to a violation of this Article are not satisfied, including damages caused by a sales representative while acting as an agent of the business entity. An owner of a business entity that did not engage personally in a violation of G.S. 20-294 and did not knowingly omit any duty may not be penalized for the acts of a business entity found to have violated this section.
(b) Every licensee who is a manufacturer or a factory branch shall be responsible for the acts of any or all of its agents and representatives while acting in the conduct of said licensee's business whether or not such licensee approved, authorized, or had knowledge of such acts. (1955, c. 1243, s. 15; 1973, c. 559; 2021-134, s. 1.3.)