NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1259

HOUSE BILL 1524

 

 

AN ACT RELATING TO THE WEIGHT OF VEHICLES, LOADS AND PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. Chapter 20 of the North Carolina General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to be designated G.S. 20-118.3 and to read:

"Any vehicle or combination of vehicles being operated upon the highway of this State either by a resident or nonresident without having been issued therefor a registration plate by the appropriate jurisdiction shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to the North Carolina annual fee for the gross weight of the vehicle and in addition thereto the license fee applicable for the remainder of the current registration year, provided a nonresident shall pay the North Carolina license fee or furnish satisfactory proof of payment of required registration fee to its base jurisdiction. The civil penalties provided for in this section shall not be enforceable through criminal sanctions and the provisions of G.S. 20-176 shall not apply to this section."

Sec. 2. G.S. 20-118.1 is amended by inserting immediately after the word "scales" and immediately before the word "in" appearing in line 5, the following words:

"or stationary scales approved by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture."

Sec. 3. Section 1 of this act shall become effective October 1, 1982. Section 2 of this act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 18th day of June, 1982.