North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 19A - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 03 - DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Subchapter D - ENFORCEMENT SECTION
Section .0200 - MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER, SALES, DISTRIBUTOR AND FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE LICENSE
Section 03D .0221 - CONDITIONS FOR ISSUING TEMPORARY MARKERS BY A DEALER

(1) The dealer has passed ownership to the purchaser by:

(2) Dealer has met all application and fee requirements pursuant to G.S. 20-79.1.

(3) Dealer has proof of liability insurance pursuant to G.S. 279.21.

(4) Exception. Subparagraph (a)(2) of this Rule shall not apply when the dealer is selling the vehicle to an out-of-state purchaser and the vehicle is to be removed from the State of North Carolina to the purchaser's place of residency prior to the expiration of the 30-day temporary registration marker. Proof of insurance Form FS-1 shall be completed and kept by the dealer as part of his or her records. For purposes of the Rules of this Section, Form FS-1 is provided by insurance companies in the State and requires the following:

(1) All 30-day temporary markers shall be issued in numerical order, beginning with the lowest number of the set or sets.

(2) The vehicle identification number, the make, the issuance date, and the expiration date shall be entered on the face of the temporary marker.

(3) A receipt, which corresponds in number with the 30-day temporary marker, shall be issued by the dealer to the buyer.

(4) The receipt shall be completed in duplicate and shall be legible.

(5) The white copy of the receipt, with the 30-day marker, shall be delivered to the purchaser. The pink copy shall be retained by the issuing dealer for one year.

(6) Pursuant to G.S. 20-52, all documents necessary to title and register the vehicle shall be presented to a license plate agency or mailed to the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles within four working days from date of issuance. When the purchaser is a nonresident, a 30-day temporary marker may be issued to the nonresident for the sole purpose of removing the vehicle to his or her place of residency provided the customer has in effect liability insurance with a company licensed in North Carolina. The dealer is neither required to obtain from such nonresident a written application for North Carolina registration nor to collect the North Carolina registration fees. However, Form FS-1 shall be completed and kept by the dealer as part of his or her records. If a plate is to be transferred, a 30-day temporary marker shall not be issued. All information shall be recorded on the report sheet in the back of receipt book.

(7) All 30-day temporary markers and receipts that are voided shall be marked void and recorded on the report sheet. The white copy of the receipt and the 30-day temporary marker shall be mailed to the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles License and Theft Bureau together with the report sheets. Receipts and 30-day temporary markers that do not match shall be returned to the Division after recording on report sheet. The receipt shall not be altered.

(8) Only one 30-day temporary marker shall be issued per vehicle per sale unless requirements in G.S. 20-79.1(h) are met.

(9) Upon issuance of all receipts in each receipt book, the report sheet shall be completed in duplicate and the original mailed to the Division.