NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 767

SENATE BILL 757

 

 

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES ON AN APPORTIONMENT BASIS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Subsection (a) of G.S. 20-50 is hereby amended by deleting from line 12 thereof the word "common" both times that it appears in said line.

Sec. 2.  Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by adding a new Section 20-86.1 to read as follows:

"(a)       The registration fees required under this Article may be proportioned for vehicles which qualify and are licensed under the provisions of the International Registration Plan.

(b)        Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, the Commissioner, is hereby authorized to promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of any agreement entered pursuant to the International Registration Plan."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 20-91 is hereby amended as follows:

(1)        By rewriting subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a)       Every common carrier of passengers and common carrier of property shall keep a record of all business transacted and all revenue received on such forms as may be prescribed by or satisfactory to the Commissioner.

Any owner or lessee applying for proportional registration of vehicles shall maintain records of the total number of miles operated by such vehicles in all jurisdictions during the preceding year and the total number of miles operated in this State during the preceding year. As used in this section, 'preceding year' shall mean a period of 12 consecutive months fixed by the Department, which is within 16 months immediately preceding the commencement of the registration or license year in which proportional registration is sought.

All records required by this section shall be preserved for a period of three years, and shall at all times during the business hours of the day be subject to inspection by the Commissioner or his deputies or such other agents as may be duly authorized by the Commissioner. Any owner or lessee failing to comply with or violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the court."

(2)        By striking from line 1 of subsection (d) the words "common carrier of passengers or common carrier of property" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "carrier of passengers or property".

(3)        By striking from line 11 of subsection (d) the words "common carrier of property or common carrier of passengers" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "carrier of passengers or property".

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of June, 1975.