GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 894

Short Title:  MV Fees From Dealers.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Lee.

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Referred to:  Transportation.

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April 16, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT DEALERS HAVE TEN WORKING DAYS TO SEND MOTOR VEHICLE FEES TO THE STATE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.1(d) reads as rewritten:
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(d)	A dealer shall:
(1)	Not issue, assign, transfer, or deliver temporary registration plates or markers to anyone other than a bona fide purchaser or owner of a vehicle which he has sold.
(2)	Not issue a temporary registration plate or marker without first obtaining from the purchaser or owner a written application for titling and registration of the vehicle and the applicable fees.
(3)	Within 10 working days, mail or deliver the application and fees to the Division or deliver the application and fees to a local license agency for processing.  Delivery need not be made if the contract for sale has been rescinded in writing by all parties to the contract.
(4)	Not deliver a temporary registration plate to anyone purchasing a vehicle that has an unexpired registration plate that is to be transferred to the purchaser.
(5)	Not lend to anyone, or use on any vehicle that he may own, any temporary registration plates or markers.
A dealer may issue temporary markers, without obtaining the written application for titling and registration or collecting the applicable fees, to nonresidents for the purpose of removing the vehicle from the State."
Section 2.  G.S. 20-79.1(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	Every dealer who issues temporary plates or markers shall write clearly and indelibly on the face of the temporary registration plate or marker:
(1)	The dates of issuance and expiration;
(2)	The make, motor number, and serial numbers of the vehicle; and
(3)	Any other information that the Division may require.
It shall be unlawful for any person to issue a temporary registration plate or marker containing any misstatement of fact or to knowingly write any false information on the face of the plate or marker."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.