NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1963 SESSION
CHAPTER 552
HOUSE BILL 351
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. G.S. 20-50 is hereby amended by deleting all that appears after the word "article" in line 9 of this Section and before the semi-colon in line 17 thereof.
Sec. 2. G.S. 20-57 is hereby amended by:
(a) Adding a sentence at the end of subsection (b) to read as follows: "Upon application to the Department, the registered owner may acquire additional copies of the registration card at a fee of fifty cents (50¢) each."
(b) Changing the period at the end of subsection (c) to a colon and adding thereafter the following: Provided further, that in case of a transfer of a license plate from one vehicle to another under the provisions of G.S. 20-72, evidence of application for transfer shall be carried in the vehicle in lieu of the registration card."
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of G.S. 20-72 is hereby amended by:
(a) Striking from lines 3, 5 and 8 of this subsection the word "certificate" and substituting therefor the word "card".
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of G.S. 20-72 is hereby rewritten to read as follows:
"(b) In order to assign or transfer title or interest in any motor vehicle registered under the provisions of this Article, the owner shall execute in the presence of a person authorized to administer oaths an assignment and warranty of title on the reverse of the certificate of title in form approved by the Department, including in such assignment the name and address of the transferee; and no title to any motor vehicle shall pass or vest until such assignment is executed and the motor vehicle delivered to the transferee. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any foreclosure or repossession under a chattel mortgage or conditional sales contract or any judicial sale.
"Any person transferring title or interest in a motor vehicle shall deliver the certificate of title duly assigned in accordance with the foregoing provision to the transferee at the time of delivering the vehicle, except that where a security interest is obtained in the motor vehicle from the transferee in payment of the purchase price or otherwise, the transferor shall deliver the certificate of title to the lienholder, and the lienholder shall forward the certificate of title together with the transferee's application for new title and necessary fees to the Department within twenty (20) days. Any person who delivers or accepts a certificate of title assigned in blank shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
Sec. 5. G.S. 20-75 is hereby rewritten to read as follows:
"§ 20-75. When Transferee is a Dealer. When the transferee of any vehicle registered under the foregoing provision of this Article is a licensed dealer who holds the same for resale and operates the same only for purpose of demonstration under a dealer's number plate, such transferee shall not be required to register such vehicle nor forward the certificate of title to the Department as provided in § 20-73. To assign or tranfer title or interest in such vehicle, the dealer shall execute in the presence of a person authorized to administer oaths a reassignment and warranty of title on the reverse of the certificate of title in form approved by the Department, including in such reassignment the name and address of the transferee, and title to such vehicle shall not pass or vest until such reassignment is executed and the motor vehicle delivered to the transferee.
"The dealer transferring title or interest in a motor vehicle shall deliver the certificate of title duly assigned in accordance with the foregoing provision to the transferee at the time of delivering the vehicle, except that where a security interest in the motor vehicle is obtained from the transferee in payment of the purchase price or otherwise, the dealer shall deliver the certificate of title to the lienholder and the lienholder shall forward the certificate of title together with the transferee's application for new certificate of title and necessary fees to the Department within twenty (20) days. Any person who delivers or accepts a certificate of title assigned in blank shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
Sec. 6. Subsection (d) of G.S. 20-63 is hereby amended by rewriting the same to read as follows:
"(d) Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer shall be attached thereto, one in the front and the other in the rear: Provided, that when only one registration plate is issued for a motor vehicle other than a truck-tractor, said registration plate shall be attached to the rear of the motor vehicle. The registration plate issued for a truck-tractor shall be attached to the front thereof."
Sec. 7. Chapter 20 of the North Carolina General Statutes is hereby amended by adding a new Section to be numbered 66.1 and to read as follows:
"§ 20-66.1. Devices in Lieu of Registration Plates for Renewal of Vehicle Registration. The Department may issue one or more stickers, tabs, or other suitable devices for renewal of vehicle registration in lieu of new registration plates provided for under this Article. Except where the physical differences between the stickers, tabs, or devices and registration plates by their nature render the provisions of this Chapter inapplicable, all provisions of this Chapter relating to registration plates shall apply to stickers, tabs, or devices. When issued, such stickers, tabs, or devices shall be displayed as prescribed by the Commissioner."
Sec. 8. Subsection (d) of G.S. 20-79.1 is hereby amended by changing the period after the word "markers" in the twelfth line to a colon and by adding the following: "Provided that dealers are hereby authorized to issue temporary markers to nonresidents for the purpose of removing a vehicle purchased in this State, without collecting a registration fee or requiring an application for titling and registration."
Sec. 9. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. This Act shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 1963.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of May, 1963.