NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-247 (2026)

Private use of publicly owned vehicle

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It shall be unlawful for any officer, agent or employee of the State of North Carolina, or of any county or of any institution or agency of the State, to use for any private purpose whatsoever any motor vehicle of any type or description whatsoever belonging to the State, or to any county, or to any institution or agency of the State. It is not a private purpose to drive a permanently assigned state-owned motor vehicle between one's official work station and one's home as provided in G.S. 143-341(8)i7a.

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate a rule or regulation adopted by the Department of Administration and approved by the Governor concerning the control of all state-owned passenger motor vehicles as provided in G.S. 143-341(8)i with the intent to defraud the State of North Carolina. (1925, c. 239, s. 1; 1981, c. 859, ss. 52, 53; 1983, c. 717, s. 75.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1952–1985 · leading case: Hawkins v. Reynolds, 72 S.E.2d 874 (N.C. 1952).

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Hawkins v. Reynolds, 72 S.E.2d 874 (N.C. 1952). · cites it 2× “However, tbe trial court, in overruling tbe defendant’s demurrer ore tenus and proceeding to trial, apparently did so on tbe theory tbat while tbe warrant fails to charge tbe offense of malfeasance in office, nevertheless it does charge tbe plaintiff with using a publicly owned…”

State v. Lilly, 330 S.E.2d 30 (N.C. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “G.S. 14-247, entitled “Private Use of a Publicly Owned Vehicle,” provides in pertinent part: It shall be unlawful for any officer, agent or employee of the State of North Carolina, or of any county or of any institution or agency of the State, to use for any private purpose…”

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