GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1334

Short Title:  Public Auction MV Dealer Inspections.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Mercer; Tart and Woodard.
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Referred to:  Commerce.
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April 17, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR INSPECTIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RETAIL SALE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-183.2(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	All motor vehicle dealers in  North Carolina shall, prior to or within 10 days after retail sale of any new or used motor vehicle, have such motor vehicle inspected by an approved vehicle safety equipment inspection station or vehicle safety equipment emissions inspection station, whichever is required by this Part. A resident of this State who purchases a vehicle at auction sale may operate the vehicle from the place of purchase, whether or not the dealer has had the vehicle inspected prior to purchase, and shall have 10 days from the date of purchase at auction to have the vehicle inspected or reinspected.  Whenever a dealer has an inspection conducted within 10 days after a sale, the dealer shall keep documentation of compliance with this subsection in the vehicle sale file and available for inspection by the Division.   Provided, however, a purchaser of a motor vehicle, who is licensed as a self-inspector, may conduct the required inspection, after entering into a written agreement with the dealer to follow such a procedure. A copy of such dealer-purchaser agreement must be filed with the Division of Motor Vehicles. Provided further, that any new and unregistered vehicle sold to a nonresident (as defined in G.S. 20-6) shall be exempt from the requirements of this section if such vehicle is not required to be registered in this State."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.