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§ 20‑73.  New owner mustget new certificate of title.

(a)        Time Limit. – Aperson to whom a vehicle is transferred, whether by purchase or otherwise, mustapply to the Division for a new certificate of title. An application for acertificate of title must be submitted within 28 days after the vehicle istransferred. A person who must follow the procedure in G.S. 20‑76 to geta certificate of title and who applies for a title within the required 20‑daytime limit is considered to have complied with this section even when theDivision issues a certificate of title to the person after the time limit haselapsed.

A person may apply directlyfor a certificate of title or may allow another person, such as the person fromwhom the vehicle is transferred or a person who has a lien on the vehicle, toapply for a certificate of title on that person's behalf. A person to whom avehicle is transferred is responsible for getting a certificate of title withinthe time limit regardless of whether the person allowed another to apply for acertificate of title on the person's behalf.

(b)        Exceptions. – Thissection does not apply to any of the following:

(1)        A dealer or aninsurance company to whom a vehicle is transferred when the transfer meets therequirements of G.S. 20‑75.

(2)        A State agency thatassists the United States Department of Defense with purchasing, transferring,or titling a vehicle to another State agency, a unit of local government, avolunteer fire department, or a volunteer rescue squad.

(c)        Penalties. – A personto whom a vehicle is transferred who fails to apply for a certificate of titlewithin the required time is subject to a civil penalty of fifteen dollars($15.00) and is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. A person who undertakes toapply for a certificate of title on behalf of another person and who fails toapply for a title within the required time is subject to a civil penalty offifteen dollars ($15.00). When a person to whom a vehicle is transferred failsto obtain a title within the required time because a person who undertook toapply for the certificate of title did not do so within the required time, theDivision may impose a civil penalty only on the person who undertook to applyfor the title. Civil penalties collected under this subsection shall becredited to the Highway Fund.  (1937, c. 407, s. 37; 1939, c. 275; 1947, c. 219, s.6; 1961, c. 360, s. 9; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1991, c. 689, s. 332; 1993, c. 539,s. 339; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005‑276, s. 44.1(j); 2009‑81,s. 1; 2009‑550, s. 2(b).)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_20 > GS_20-73

§ 20‑73.  New owner mustget new certificate of title.

(a)        Time Limit. – Aperson to whom a vehicle is transferred, whether by purchase or otherwise, mustapply to the Division for a new certificate of title. An application for acertificate of title must be submitted within 28 days after the vehicle istransferred. A person who must follow the procedure in G.S. 20‑76 to geta certificate of title and who applies for a title within the required 20‑daytime limit is considered to have complied with this section even when theDivision issues a certificate of title to the person after the time limit haselapsed.

A person may apply directlyfor a certificate of title or may allow another person, such as the person fromwhom the vehicle is transferred or a person who has a lien on the vehicle, toapply for a certificate of title on that person's behalf. A person to whom avehicle is transferred is responsible for getting a certificate of title withinthe time limit regardless of whether the person allowed another to apply for acertificate of title on the person's behalf.

(b)        Exceptions. – Thissection does not apply to any of the following:

(1)        A dealer or aninsurance company to whom a vehicle is transferred when the transfer meets therequirements of G.S. 20‑75.

(2)        A State agency thatassists the United States Department of Defense with purchasing, transferring,or titling a vehicle to another State agency, a unit of local government, avolunteer fire department, or a volunteer rescue squad.

(c)        Penalties. – A personto whom a vehicle is transferred who fails to apply for a certificate of titlewithin the required time is subject to a civil penalty of fifteen dollars($15.00) and is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. A person who undertakes toapply for a certificate of title on behalf of another person and who fails toapply for a title within the required time is subject to a civil penalty offifteen dollars ($15.00). When a person to whom a vehicle is transferred failsto obtain a title within the required time because a person who undertook toapply for the certificate of title did not do so within the required time, theDivision may impose a civil penalty only on the person who undertook to applyfor the title. Civil penalties collected under this subsection shall becredited to the Highway Fund.  (1937, c. 407, s. 37; 1939, c. 275; 1947, c. 219, s.6; 1961, c. 360, s. 9; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1991, c. 689, s. 332; 1993, c. 539,s. 339; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005‑276, s. 44.1(j); 2009‑81,s. 1; 2009‑550, s. 2(b).)


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Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_20 > GS_20-73

§ 20‑73.  New owner mustget new certificate of title.

(a)        Time Limit. – Aperson to whom a vehicle is transferred, whether by purchase or otherwise, mustapply to the Division for a new certificate of title. An application for acertificate of title must be submitted within 28 days after the vehicle istransferred. A person who must follow the procedure in G.S. 20‑76 to geta certificate of title and who applies for a title within the required 20‑daytime limit is considered to have complied with this section even when theDivision issues a certificate of title to the person after the time limit haselapsed.

A person may apply directlyfor a certificate of title or may allow another person, such as the person fromwhom the vehicle is transferred or a person who has a lien on the vehicle, toapply for a certificate of title on that person's behalf. A person to whom avehicle is transferred is responsible for getting a certificate of title withinthe time limit regardless of whether the person allowed another to apply for acertificate of title on the person's behalf.

(b)        Exceptions. – Thissection does not apply to any of the following:

(1)        A dealer or aninsurance company to whom a vehicle is transferred when the transfer meets therequirements of G.S. 20‑75.

(2)        A State agency thatassists the United States Department of Defense with purchasing, transferring,or titling a vehicle to another State agency, a unit of local government, avolunteer fire department, or a volunteer rescue squad.

(c)        Penalties. – A personto whom a vehicle is transferred who fails to apply for a certificate of titlewithin the required time is subject to a civil penalty of fifteen dollars($15.00) and is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. A person who undertakes toapply for a certificate of title on behalf of another person and who fails toapply for a title within the required time is subject to a civil penalty offifteen dollars ($15.00). When a person to whom a vehicle is transferred failsto obtain a title within the required time because a person who undertook toapply for the certificate of title did not do so within the required time, theDivision may impose a civil penalty only on the person who undertook to applyfor the title. Civil penalties collected under this subsection shall becredited to the Highway Fund.  (1937, c. 407, s. 37; 1939, c. 275; 1947, c. 219, s.6; 1961, c. 360, s. 9; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1991, c. 689, s. 332; 1993, c. 539,s. 339; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005‑276, s. 44.1(j); 2009‑81,s. 1; 2009‑550, s. 2(b).)