North Carolina
North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles
863 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 20-17.5 — Effect of disqualification
- § 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
- § 20-17.7 — Commercial motor vehicle out-of-service fines authorized
- § 20-17.8 — Restoration of a license after certain driving while impaired convictions; ignition interlock
- § 20-17.8A — Tampering with ignition interlock systems
- § 20-17.9 — Revocation of commercial drivers license with a P or S endorsement upon conviction of certain offenses
- § 20-170 — This Article not to interfere with rights of owners of real property with reference thereto
- § 20-171 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles
- § 20-171.1 — Definitions
- § 20-171.10 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-171.11 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-171.12 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-171.13 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-171.14 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-171.15 — Age restrictions
- § 20-171.16 — Passengers
- § 20-171.17 — Prohibited acts by sellers
- § 20-171.18 — Equipment requirements
- § 20-171.19 — Prohibited acts by owners and operators
- § 20-171.2 — Bicycle racing
- § 20-171.20 — Safety training and certificate
- § 20-171.21 — Penalties
- § 20-171.22 — Exceptions
- § 20-171.23 — Motorized all-terrain vehicles of law enforcement officers and fire, rescue, and emergency medical services permitted on certain highways
- § 20-171.24 — Motorized all-terrain vehicle use by municipal and county employees permitted on certain highways
- § 20-171.25 — Motorized all-terrain vehicle use by certain employees of natural gas utilities permitted on public highways and rights-of-way
- § 20-171.26 — Motorized all-terrain vehicle use by disabled sportsmen
- § 20-171.3 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-171.4 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-171.5 — Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-171.6 — Short title
- § 20-171.7 — Legislative findings and purpose
- § 20-171.8 — Definitions
- § 20-171.9 — Requirements for helmet and restraining seat use
- § 20-172 — Pedestrians subject to traffic-control signals
- § 20-173 — Pedestrians' right-of-way at crosswalks
- § 20-174 — Crossing at other than crosswalks; walking along highway
- § 20-174.1 — Standing, sitting or lying upon highways or streets prohibited; obstruction of emergency vehicles; civil liability
- § 20-174.2 — Local ordinances; pedestrians gathering, picketing, or protesting on roads or highways
- § 20-175 — Pedestrians soliciting rides, employment, business or funds upon highways or streets
- § 20-175.1 — Public use of white canes by other than blind persons prohibited
- § 20-175.10 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-175.11 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-175.12 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-175.13 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-175.14 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-175.15 — Definitions
- § 20-175.16 — Personal delivery devices authorized; operation; equipment
- § 20-175.17 — Local regulation
- § 20-175.18 — Insurance
- § 20-175.2 — Right-of-way at crossings, intersections and traffic-control signal points; white cane or guide dog to serve as signal for the blind
- § 20-175.3 — Rights and privileges of blind persons without white cane or guide dog
- § 20-175.4 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c
- § 20-175.5 — Use of motorized wheelchairs or similar vehicles not exceeding 1000 pounds gross weight
- § 20-175.6 — Electric personal assistive mobility devices
- § 20-175.7 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-175.8 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-175.9 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-176 — Penalty for misdemeanor or infraction
- § 20-177 — Penalty for felony
- § 20-178 — Penalty for bad check
- § 20-178.1 — Payment and review of civil penalty imposed by Department of Public Safety
- § 20-179 — Sentencing hearing after conviction for impaired driving; determination of grossly aggravating and aggravating and mitigating factors; punishments
- § 20-179.1 — Presentence investigation of persons convicted of offense involving impaired driving
- § 20-179.2 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c
- § 20-179.3 — Limited driving privilege
- § 20-179.4 — : Repealed by Session Laws 2009-372, s
- § 20-179.5 — Affordability of ignition interlock system
- § 20-18 — Conviction of offenses described in
- § 20-180 — Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c
- § 20-181 — not ground for suspension or revocation
- § 20-182 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c
- § 20-183 — Duties and powers of law-enforcement officers; warning by local officers before stopping another vehicle on highway; warning tickets
- § 20-183.1 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1993 (Reg
- § 20-183.10 — Operation of the permanent weigh stations by the State Highway Patrol, uniformed personnel
- § 20-183.11 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c
- § 20-183.12 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c
- § 20-183.13 — Compact enacted into law; form of Compact
- § 20-183.14 — Legislative findings
- § 20-183.15 — Approval of rules and regulations by General Assembly required
- § 20-183.16 — Compact Commissioner
- § 20-183.17 — Cooperation of State agencies authorized
- § 20-183.18 — Filing of documents
- § 20-183.19 — Budget procedure
- § 20-183.2 — Description of vehicles subject to safety or emissions inspection; definitions
- § 20-183.20 — Inspection of financial records of Commission
- § 20-183.21 — "Executive head" defined
- § 20-183.3 — Scope of safety inspection and emissions inspection
- § 20-183.30 — Definitions
- § 20-183.31 — Regulation of use
- § 20-183.32 — Preservation and disclosure of records
- § 20-183.32A — Repealed by Session Laws 2023-151, s
- § 20-183.33 — Penalty for violation
- § 20-183.4 — License required to perform safety inspection; qualifications for license
- § 20-183.4A — License required to perform emissions inspection; qualifications for license
- § 20-183.4B — Application for license; duration of license; renewal of mechanic license
- § 20-183.4C — When a vehicle must be inspected; 10-day temporary license plate
- § 20-183.4D — Procedure when a vehicle is inspected
- § 20-183.5 — When a vehicle that fails an emissions inspection may obtain a waiver from the inspection requirement
- § 20-183.5A — When a vehicle that fails a safety inspection because of missing emissions control devices may obtain a waiver
- § 20-183.6 — : Repealed by Session Laws 2007-503, s
- § 20-183.6A — Administration of program; duties of license holders
- § 20-183.7 — Fees for performing an inspection and issuing an electronic inspection authorization to a vehicle; use of civil penalties
- § 20-183.7A — Penalties applicable to license holders and suspension or revocation of license for safety violations
- § 20-183.7B — Acts that are Type I, II, or III safety violations
- § 20-183.8 — Infractions and criminal offenses for violations of inspection requirements
- § 20-183.8A — Civil penalties against motorists for emissions violations; waiver
- § 20-183.8B — Civil penalties against license holders and suspension or revocation of license for emissions violations
- § 20-183.8C — Acts that are Type I, II, or III emissions violations
- § 20-183.8D — Suspension or revocation of license
- § 20-183.8E — : Recodified as G
- § 20-183.8F — Requirements for giving license holders notice of violations and for taking summary action
- § 20-183.8G — Administrative and judicial review
- § 20-183.9 — Establishment and maintenance of permanent weigh stations
- § 20-184 — Recodified as G
- § 20-185 — Recodified as G
- § 20-185.1 — Recodified as G
- § 20-186 — Recodified as G
- § 20-187 — Recodified as G
- § 20-187.1 — Recodified as G
- § 20-187.2 — Recodified as G
- § 20-187.3 — Recodified as G
- § 20-187.4 — Recodified as G
- § 20-187.5 — Recodified as G
- § 20-188 — Recodified as G
- § 20-189 — Recodified as G
- § 20-189.1 — Recodified as G
- § 20-189.2 — Recodified as G
- § 20-19 — Period of suspension or revocation; conditions of restoration
- § 20-190 — Recodified as G
- § 20-190.1 — Recodified as G
- § 20-190.2 — : Repealed by Session Laws 2018-74, s
- § 20-190.3 — Recodified as G
- § 20-191 — Recodified as G
- § 20-192 — Recodified as G
- § 20-193 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1993 (Reg
- § 20-194 — Recodified as G
- § 20-195 — Recodified as G
- § 20-196 — Recodified as G
- § 20-196.1 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1998-212, s
- § 20-196.2 — Recodified as G
- § 20-196.3 — Recodified as G
- § 20-196.4 — Recodified as G
- § 20-196.5 — Recodified as G
- § 20-197 — through 20-211: Repealed by Session Laws 1947, c
- § 20-2 — Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; rules
- § 20-20 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c
- § 20-20.1 — Limited driving privilege for certain revocations
- § 20-20.2 — Processing fee for limited driving privilege
- § 20-21 — No operation under foreign license during suspension or revocation in this State
- § 20-212 — through 20-215: Repealed by Session Laws 1993 (Reg
- § 20-215.1 — Definitions
- § 20-215.2 — Power to regulate; rules and regulations establishing minimum standards
- § 20-215.3 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c
- § 20-215.4 — Violation of regulations a misdemeanor
- § 20-215.5 — Duties and powers of law-enforcement officers
- § 20-216 — Passing horses or other draft animals
- § 20-217 — Motor vehicles to stop for properly marked and designated school buses in certain instances; evidence of identity of driver
- § 20-217.1 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c
- § 20-218 — Standard qualifications for school bus drivers; speed limit for school buses and school activity buses
- § 20-218.1 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1993 (Reg
- § 20-218.2 — Speed limit for nonprofit activity buses
- § 20-219 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1993 (Reg
- § 20-219.1 — Repealed by Session Laws 1971, c
- § 20-219.10 — Coverage of Article
- § 20-219.11 — Notice and probable cause hearing
- § 20-219.12 — Option to pay or post bond
- § 20-219.13 — Hearing on lien
- § 20-219.14 — Payment to tower guaranteed
- § 20-219.15 — Return of commercial cargo
- § 20-219.16 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-219.17 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-219.18 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-219.19 — : Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 20-219.2 — , 20-219
- § 20-219.20 — Requirement to give notice of vehicle towing
- § 20-219.3 — Removal of unauthorized vehicles from gasoline service station premises
- § 20-219.3A — Commercial booting
- § 20-219.4 — Public vehicular area designated
- § 20-219.5 — Dealer liability for third-party motor vehicle history reports
- § 20-219.9 — Definitions
- § 20-22 — Suspending privileges of nonresidents and reporting convictions
- § 20-220 — through 20-231: Repealed by Session Laws 1977, c
- § 20-23 — Revoking resident's license upon conviction in another state
- § 20-23.1 — Suspending or revoking operating privilege of person not holding license
- § 20-23.2 — Suspension of license for conviction of offense involving impaired driving in federal court
- § 20-231.1 — : Repealed by Session Laws 1993 (Reg
- § 20-232 — through 20-279: Repealed by Session Laws 1953, c
- § 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
- § 20-24.1 — Revocation for failure to appear or pay fine, penalty or costs for motor vehicle offenses
- § 20-24.2 — Court to report failure to appear or pay fine, penalty or costs
- § 20-25 — Right of appeal to court
- § 20-26 — Records; copies furnished; charge
- § 20-27 — Availability of records
- § 20-27.1 — Unlawful for sex offender to drive commercial passenger vehicle or school bus without appropriate commercial license or while disqualified
- § 20-279.1 — Definitions
- § 20-279.10 — Custody, disposition and return of security; escheat
- § 20-279.11 — Matters not to be evidence in civil suits
- § 20-279.12 — Courts to report nonpayment of judgments
- § 20-279.13 — Suspension for nonpayment of judgment; exceptions