H.B. 294
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Mar 11, 2021
SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH30142-NE-31
Short Title: Sale of Salvage Vehicles. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives B. Jones and Bell (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT PERMITTING DEALERS TO SELL USED VEHICLES ISSUED A SALVAGE
3 CERTIFICATION WITHOUT CONDUCTING A SAFETY INSPECTION.
4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
5 SECTION 1. G.S. 20-183.4C(a) reads as rewritten:
6 "(a) Inspection. – A vehicle that is subject to a safety inspection, an emissions inspection,
7 or both must be inspected as follows:
8 …
9 (2) A Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a used vehicle must be
10 inspected before it is offered for sale at retail in this State by a dealer. Upon
11 purchase, a receipt approved by the Division must be provided to the new
12 owner certifying compliance. A dealer may sell, without a safety inspection,
13 a used vehicle issued a salvage certificate of title in accordance with the
14 provisions of this Chapter if (i) no alterations or repairs have been made to the
15 vehicle after issuance of the salvage certificate of title and after sale of the
16 vehicle and (ii) the dealer discloses in writing on a form approved by the
17 Division that no safety inspection has been performed by the dealer.
18 …."
19 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2021, and applies to used
20 vehicles sold on or after that date.
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Statutes affected:
Filed: 20-183.4C
Edition 1: 20-183.4C
Edition 2: 20-183.4C
Ratified: 20-183.4C