(a) Officers and employees of the Division designated by the Commissioner are, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, authorized to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures, and shall charge for the acknowledgment of signatures a fee according to the following schedule:
(1) One signature $6.00
(2) Two signatures 7.00
(3) Three or more signatures 8.00
Funds received under the provisions of this subsection shall be used to defray a part of the costs of distribution of license plates, registration certificates and certificates of title issued by the Division.
(b) The Commissioner and officers of the Division designated by the Commissioner may prepare under the seal of the Division and deliver upon request a certified copy of any document of the Division for a fee. The fee for a document, other than an accident report under G.S. 20-166.1, is sixteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($16.75). The fee for an accident report is six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50). A certified copy shall be admissible in any proceeding in any court in like manner as the original thereof, without further certification. The certification fee does not apply to a document furnished for official use to a judicial official or to an official of the federal government, a state government, or a local government. (1937, c. 407, s. 7; 1955, c. 480; 1961, c. 861, s. 1; 1967, c. 691, s. 41; c. 1172; 1971, c. 749; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 785; 1979, c. 801, s. 7; 1981, c. 690, ss. 22, 23; 1991, c. 689, s. 331; 1995, c. 191, s. 8; 2005-276, s. 44.1(h); 2015-241, s. 29.30(h); 2024-30, s. 3(a).)
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1957–2020 · leading case:
State v. Knight, 134 S.E.2d 101 (N.C. 1964).
State v. Knight, 134 S.E.2d 101 (N.C. 1964).
· cites it 3× “G.S. § 20-42. This shows the bank released its lien on 16 January 1963, though the record on page 76 shows the loan was paid off 18 January 1962, which it seems manifest is a typographical error.”
State v. Miller, 220 S.E.2d 326 (N.C. 1975).
· cites it 2× “G.S. 20-42(b) provides in pertinent part as follows: "The Commissioner and such officers of the Department as he may designate are hereby authorized to prepare under the seal of the Department and deliver upon request a certified copy of any record of the Department, .”
State v. Teasley, 176 S.E.2d 838 (N.C. Ct. App. 1970).
· cites it 2× ““Official Notice and Record of Suspension of Driving Privilege,” dated 24 May 1968, addressed to Robert L.”
State v. Watts, 222 S.E.2d 389 (N.C. 1976).
““The general rule that a stamped, printed, or typewritten signature is a good signature appears to be subject to an exception, where the signature is required by statute to be made under the hand of the person making it.”
State v. Moore, 101 S.E.2d 26 (N.C. 1957).
“” In this connection it is noted that the statute G.S. 20-42 (b) provides: “(b) The Commissioner and such officers of the Department as he may designate are hereby authorized to prepare under the seal of the Department and deliver upon request a certified copy of any record of…”
State v. Salter, 224 S.E.2d 247 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976).
“He offered no evidence, and his counsel stated to the court that he did not want to be heard. We hold that the abstract of the conviction record of George William Salter was competent evidence that the defendant.”
State v. Carlisle, 201 S.E.2d 704 (N.C. Ct. App. 1974).
“” When the record maintained by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles appears to bring any person within the definition of an habitual offender, the Commissioner shall certify in the manner provided by G.S. 20-42 (b) abstracts of the conviction record of such person to the superior…”
State v. Corl, 108 S.E.2d 608 (N.C. 1959).
“3, the certified copy of convictions for violations of motor vehicle laws and the departmental action with respect thereto relating to J.”
State v. McDonald, 208 S.E.2d 915 (N.C. Ct. App. 1974).
“8-35 and G.S. 20-42 (b) since those statutes govern proper authentication and admissibility of driving records.”
State v. Blacknell, 153 S.E.2d 789 (N.C. 1967).
“The patrolman arrested defendant for driving while his license was suspended and took from him temporary permit #079647. The State introduced in evidence a certified copy of defendant’s “official record of convictions for violations of motor vehicle laws and departmental actions.”
State v. Letterlough, 169 S.E.2d 269 (N.C. Ct. App. 1969).
“G.S. 20-42 (b); State v. Blacknell, supra; State v.”
State v. Hughes, 170 S.E.2d 78 (N.C. Ct. App. 1969).
“If it was, then by virtue of G.S. 20-42 (b) it was “admissible in any proceeding in any court in like manner as the original thereof, without further certification.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-42(b): 1 case
State v. Miller, 220 S.E.2d 326 (N.C. 1975).
“G.S. 20-42(b) provides in pertinent part as follows: "The Commissioner and such officers of the Department as he may designate are hereby authorized to prepare under the seal of the Department and deliver upon request a certified copy of any record of the Department, .”
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