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General Statutes

Chapter 20

710 published sections.

Article 1 - Division of Motor Vehicles

Article 1A - Reciprocity Agreements as to Registration and Licensing

Article 1B - Reciprocal Provisions as to Arrest of Nonresidents

  • N.C.G.S. § 20-4.18 Definitions.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-4.19 Issuance of citation to nonresident; officer to report noncompliance.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-4.20 Division to transmit report to reciprocating state; suspension of license for noncompliance with citation issued by reciprocating state.

Article 1C - Drivers License Compact

Article 2 - Uniform Driver's License Act

  • N.C.G.S. § 20-5 Title of Article.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-7 Issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-7.1 Notice of change of address or name.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-7.3 Availability of organ, eye, and tissue donor cards at motor vehicle offices.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-7.4 License to Give Trust Fund established.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-7.5 License to Give Trust Fund Commission established.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-7.6 Powers and duties of the License to Give Trust Fund Commission.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-8 Persons exempt from license.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-9 What persons shall not be licensed.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-9.1 Physicians, psychologists, and other medical providers providing medical information on drivers with physical or mental disabilities or diseases.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-9.2 Selective service system registration requirements.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-9.3 Notification of requirements for sex offender registration.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-10 Age limits for drivers of public passenger-carrying vehicles.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-10.1 Mopeds.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-11 Issuance of limited learner's permit and provisional drivers license to person who is less than 18 years old.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-12.1 Impaired supervision or instruction.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-13 Suspension of license of provisional licensee.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-13.2 Grounds for revoking provisional license.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-13.3 Immediate civil license revocation for provisional licensees charged with certain offenses.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-14 Duplicate licenses.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-15 Authority of Division to cancel license or endorsement.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-15.1 Revocations when licensing privileges forfeited.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-16 Authority of Division to suspend license.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-16.01 Double penalties for offenses committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-16.1 Mandatory suspension of driver's license upon conviction of excessive speeding; limited driving permits for first offenders.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-16.2 Implied consent to chemical analysis; mandatory revocation of license in event of refusal; right of driver to request analysis.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-16.3 Alcohol screening tests required of certain drivers; approval of test devices and manner of use by Department of Health and Human Services; use of test results or refusal.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-16.3A Checking stations and roadblocks.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-16.5 Immediate civil license revocation for certain persons charged with implied-consent offenses.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17 Mandatory revocation of license by Division.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.1 Revocation of license of mental incompetents, alcoholics and habitual users of narcotic drugs.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.1A Restoration of license for person adjudicated to be restored to competency.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.3 Revocation for underage purchasers of alcohol.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.4 Disqualification to drive a commercial motor vehicle.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.5 Effect of disqualification.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.6 Restoration of a license after a conviction of driving while impaired or driving while less than 21 years old after consuming alcohol or drugs.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.7 Commercial motor vehicle out-of-service fines authorized.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.8 Restoration of a license after certain driving while impaired convictions; ignition interlock.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.8A Tampering with ignition interlock systems.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-17.9 Revocation of commercial drivers license with a P or S endorsement upon conviction of certain offenses.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-18 Conviction of offenses described in § 20-181 not ground for suspension or revocation.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-19 Period of suspension or revocation; conditions of restoration.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-20.1 Limited driving privilege for certain revocations.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-20.2 Processing fee for limited driving privilege.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-21 No operation under foreign license during suspension or revocation in this State.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-22 Suspending privileges of nonresidents and reporting convictions.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-23 Revoking resident's license upon conviction in another state.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-23.1 Suspending or revoking operating privilege of person not holding license.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-23.2 Suspension of license for conviction of offense involving impaired driving in federal court.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-24 When court or child support enforcement agency to forward license to Division and report convictions, child support delinquencies, and prayers for judgment continued.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-24.1 Revocation for failure to appear or pay fine, penalty or costs for motor vehicle offenses.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-24.2 Court to report failure to appear or pay fine, penalty or costs.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-25 Right of appeal to court.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-26 Records; copies furnished; charge.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-27 Availability of records.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-27.1 Unlawful for sex offender to drive commercial passenger vehicle or school bus without appropriate commercial license or while disqualified.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-28 Unlawful to drive while license revoked, after notification, or while disqualified.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-28.1 Conviction of moving offense committed while driving during period of suspension or revocation of license.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-28.2 Forfeiture of motor vehicle for impaired driving after impaired driving license revocation; forfeiture for felony speeding to elude arrest.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-28.3 Seizure, impoundment, forfeiture of motor vehicles for offenses involving impaired driving while license revoked or without license and insurance, and for felony speeding to elude arrest.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-28.4 Release of impounded motor vehicles by judge.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-28.5 Forfeiture of impounded motor vehicle or funds.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-28.7 Responsibility of Division of Motor Vehicles.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-28.8 Reports to the Division.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-28.9 Authority for the State Surplus Property Agency to administer a statewide or regional towing, storage, and sales program for vehicles forfeited.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-29 Surrender of license.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-29.1 Commissioner may require reexamination; issuance of limited or restricted licenses.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-30 Violations of license, learner's permit, or special identification card provisions.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-31 Making false affidavits perjury.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-32 Unlawful to permit unlicensed minor to drive motor vehicle.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-34 Unlawful to permit violations of this Article.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-34.1 Violations for wrongful issuance of a drivers license or a special identification card.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-35 Penalties for violating Article; defense to driving without a license.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-36 Ten-year-old convictions not considered.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-37 Limitations on issuance of licenses.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-37.01 Drivers License Technology Fund.
  • N.C.G.S. § 20-37.02 Verification of drivers license information.

Article 2A - Afflicted, Disabled or Handicapped Persons

Article 2B - Special Identification Cards for Nonoperators

Article 2C - Commercial Driver License

Article 2D - Implied-Consent Offense Procedures

Article 3 - Motor Vehicle Act of 1937

Article 3A - Safety and Emissions Inspection Program

Article 3B - Permanent Weigh Stations and Portable Scales

Article 3C - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact

Article 3D - Automatic License Plate Reader Systems

Article 6A - Motor Carriers of Migratory Farm Workers

Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Motor Vehicles

Article 7A - Post-Towing Procedures

Article 7B - Notification of Towing

Article 9A - Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act of 1953

Article 10 - Financial Responsibility of Taxicab Operators

  • N.C.G.S. § 20-280 Filing proof of financial responsibility with governing board of municipality or county.

Article 10A - Transportation Network Companies

Article 10B - Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing

Article 11 - Liability Insurance Required of Persons Engaged in Renting Motor Vehicles

Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law

Article 12A - Motor Vehicle Captive Finance Source Law

Article 13 - The Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act of 1957

Article 13A - Certification of Automobile Insurance Coverage by Insurance Companies

Article 14 - Driver Training School Licensing Law

Article 15 - Vehicle Mileage Act

Article 15A - New Motor Vehicles Warranties Act

Article 15B - North Carolina Motor Vehicle Repair Act

Article 16 - Professional Housemoving

Article 17 - Motor Carrier Safety Regulation Unit

Article 18 - Regulation of Fully Autonomous Vehicles