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N.C.G.S. § 20-387

Motor carrier violating any provision of Article, rules or orders; penalty.

Effective date
2026-08-08
Last verified
2026-08-09
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Any motor carrier which violates any of the provisions of this Article or refuses to conform to or obey any rule, order or regulation of the Division or State Highway Patrol shall, in addition to the other penalties prescribed in this Article forfeit and pay a sum up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense, to be recovered in an action to be instituted in the Superior Court of Wake County, in the name of the State of North Carolina on the relation of the State Highway Patrol; and each day such motor carrier continues to violate any provision of this Article or continues to refuse to obey or perform any rule, order or regulation prescribed by the Division or State Highway Patrol shall be a separate offense.  (1985, c. 454, s. 1; 2002-159, s. 31.5(b); 2002-159, s. 31.5(b); 2002-190, s. 10; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2024-57, s. 3E.2(u).)

Reviewed 2026-08-09 · source_verified