NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-34 (2026)

Unlawful to permit violations of this Article

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No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven by any person who has no legal right to do so or in violation of any of the provisions of this Article. (1935, c. 52, s. 28.)

§ 20-34.1. Violations for wrongful issuance of a drivers license or a special identification card.

(a) An employee of the Division or of an agent of the Division who does any of the following commits a Class I felony:

(1) Charges or accepts any money or other thing of value, except the required fee, for the issuance of a drivers license or a special identification card.

(2) Knowing it is false, accepts false proof of identification submitted for a drivers license or a special identification card.

(3) Knowing it is false, enters false information concerning a drivers license or a special identification card in the records of the Division.

(b) Defenses Precluded. - The fact that the Division does not issue a license or a special identification card after an employee or an agent of the Division charges or accepts money or another thing of value for its issuance is not a defense to a criminal action under this section. It is not a defense to a criminal action under this section to show that the person who received or was intended to receive the license or special identification card was eligible for it.

(c) Dismissal. - An employee of the Division who violates this section shall be dismissed from employment and may not hold any public office or public employment in this State for five years after the violation. If a person who violates this section is an employee of the agent of the Division, the Division shall cancel the contract of the agent unless the agent dismisses that person. A person dismissed by an agent because of a violation of this section may not hold any public office or public employment in this State for five years after the violation. (1951, c. 211; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1979, c. 667, s. 41; 1993, c. 533, s. 8; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 30; c. 24, s. 14(c).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1946–2005 · leading case: Thompson v. Three Guys Furniture Co., 469 S.E.2d 583 (N.C. Ct. App. 1996).

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Thompson v. Three Guys Furniture Co., 469 S.E.2d 583 (N.C. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 8× “Plaintiff assigns error to the trial court’s order granting summary judgment, contending there are genuine issues of material fact with respect to her claims that defendants Greene and TGF are liable (1) *344 vicariously for Ray’s negligence, (2) for their own negligent…”

Cowan v. Jack, 922 So. 2d 559 (La. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “With the above principles in mind, we address the issue presented on appeal of whether the trial court correctly granted summary judgment in favor of the U-Haull Defendants.”

State v. Flaherty, 284 S.E.2d 565 (N.C. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 3× “§ 20-141, the statute which defines speed restrictions, and on § 20-34 of the Charlotte Code, the ordinance which provides for traffic control by means of traffic lights.”

Hoke v. Atl. Greyhound Corp., 40 S.E.2d 345 (N.C. 1946). “And it is further provided that “no person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven by any person who has no legal right to do so or in violation of any of the provisions of this article.”

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