NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-2 (2026)

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; rules

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(a) Commissioner and Assistants. - The Division of Motor Vehicles shall be administered by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation. The Commissioner shall be paid an annual salary to be fixed by the Governor and allowed traveling expenses as allowed by law.

In any action, proceeding, or matter of any kind, to which the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is a party or in which he may have an interest, all pleadings, legal notices, proof of claim, warrants for collection, certificates of tax liability, executions, and other legal documents, may be signed and verified on behalf of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles by the Assistant Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by any director or assistant director of any section of the Division of Motor Vehicles or by any other agent or employee of the Division so authorized by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

(b) Rules. - The Commissioner may adopt rules to implement this Chapter. Chapter 150B of the General Statutes governs the adoption of rules by the Commissioner. (1941, c. 36, s. 2; 1945, c. 527; 1955, c. 472; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1983, c. 717, s. 5; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 164; 1991, c. 477, s. 4; 2012-142, s. 25.1(b).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1987–2000 · leading case: Block v. Cnty. of Person, 540 S.E.2d 415 (N.C. Ct. App. 2000).

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Block v. Cnty. of Person, 540 S.E.2d 415 (N.C. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “2d 418 (1987) (State Commissioner of Division of Motor Vehicles created by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-2 (1999)); Pigott v.”

Thompson Cadillac-Oldsmobile, Inc. v. Silk Hope Auto., Inc., 361 S.E.2d 418 (N.C. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “Defendant Hiatt was duly appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to administer the Division of Motor Vehicles, in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-2 . Among the many duties assigned to the Commissioner are those set forth in N.”

Murray v. Just., 385 S.E.2d 195 (N.C. Ct. App. 1989). “The Commissioner may make rules and regulations that are necessary or proper for the effective administration and regulation of motor vehicle licensing laws.”

Sutton Woodworking Mach. Co. v. DKLS, Inc., 23 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 194 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994). “In order for a transfer to be exempt under 6-103(3), there must be evidence of a default by the debtor.”

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