North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles
N.C.G.S. (Motor Vehicles) § 20-63: Registration plates furnished by Division; requirements; replacement of regular plates with First in Flight plates, First in Freedom plates, or National/State Mottos plates; surrender and reissuance; displaying; preservation and cleaning; alteration or concealment of numbers; commission contracts fo
What this law says, in plain English
This statute governs registration plates issued by the Division. It specifies plate requirements, authorizes the Commissioner to seize illegally used plates, and makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor to willfully refuse surrendering illegible plates.
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