GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 167

Short Title:  GPAC-DMV Productivity Enhancement.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Martin of Guilford.
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Referred to:  Government Performance Audit.
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February 16, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ENHANCE ITS AUTOMATED VEHICLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND ENCOURAGE GREATER USE OF MAIL-IN REGISTRATIONS AND OTHER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall submit a report to the General Assembly, not later than November 1, 1993, containing proposals for enhancing the efficiency of the motor vehicle registration process.  The report shall contain consideration of:
(1)	Encouraging vehicle owners to mail in their vehicle registration materials, thereby reducing the need for 126 registration offices.
(2)	Purchasing a computer system that will accommodate direct transmission of registration information by contractors and branch offices to a central system at least on a daily basis.
(3)	Accommodating possible future applications such as direct customer telephone input through automated teller machines and using credit cards.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.