GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1987 SESSION
CHAPTER 520
AN ACT REGARDING ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSPORTER PLATES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 20-79.2(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) A person engaged in a
business requiring the limited operation of motor vehicles to facilitate the
manufacture, construction or, rebuilding, or delivery of new
or used truck cabs or bodies between manufacturer, dealer, seller, or
purchaser, or the foreclosure or repossession of motor vehicles, or the
pickup and delivery of motor vehicles to be prepared for sale by dealers, or
a public utility, as defined in G.S. 62-3(23)a, engaged in the movement of
replaced vehicles for sale, may apply to the Commissioner for special
registration to be issued to and used by the person or utility upon the
following conditions:
(1) Application for Registration. Only one application shall be required from each person, and such application for registration under this section shall be filed with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in such form and detail as the Commissioner shall prescribe, setting forth:
a. The name and residence address of applicant; if an individual, the name under which he intends to conduct business; if a partnership, the name and residence address of each member thereof, and the name under which the business is to be conducted; if a corporation, the name of the corporation and the name and residence address of each of its officers.
b. The complete address or addresses of the place or places where the business is to be conducted.
c. Such further information as the Commissioner may require.
(2) Applications for registration under this section shall be verified by the applicant, and the Commissioner may require the applicant for registration to appear at such time and place as may be designated by the Commissioner for examination to enable him to determine the accuracy of the facts set forth in the written application, either for initial registration or renewal thereof.
(3) Fees. The annual fee for such registration under this section or renewal thereof shall be nineteen dollars ($19.00), plus an annual fee of six dollars ($6.00) for each set of plates. The application for registration and number plates shall be accompanied by the required annual fee. There shall be no refund of registration fee or fees for number plates in the event of suspension, revocation or voluntary cancellation of registration. There shall be no quarterly reduction in fees under this section.
(4) Issuance of Certificate. If the Commissioner approves the application, he shall issue a registration certificate in such form as he may prescribe. A registrant shall notify the Commissioner of any change of address of his principal place of business within 30 days after such change is made, and the Commissioner shall be authorized to cancel the registration upon failure to give such notice.
(5) Use. Transporter
number plates issued under this section may be transferred from vehicle to
vehicle, but shall be used only for the limited operation of vehicles in
connection with the manufacture, construction or, rebuilding,
or delivery of new or used truck cabs or bodies between the
manufacturer, dealer, seller, or purchaser, or with the foreclosure or
repossession of vehicles, or with the pickup and delivery of motor vehicles
to be prepared for sale by dealers, or, if the registrant is a public
utility, for the limited movement of vehicles in connection with the sale of a
replaced vehicle.
(6) Suspension, Revocation or Refusal to Issue or to Renew a Registration. The Commissioner may deny the application of any person for registration under this section and may suspend or revoke a registration or refuse to issue a renewal thereof if he determines that such applicant or registrant has:
a. Made a material false statement in his application;
b. Used or permitted the use of number plates contrary to law;
c. Been guilty of fraud or fraudulent practices; or
d. Failed to comply with any of the rules and regulations of the Commissioner for the enforcement of this section or with any provisions of this Chapter applicable thereto."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 30th day of June, 1987.