G.S. 20-43.3. Authorization for the collection of data to enforce the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program

The full text of G.S. 20-43.3 (Authorization for the collection of data to enforce the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program), with plain-English commentary from North Carolina DWI defense attorneys Chris Adkins and Chris Purkey in the side column. Article 3: Motor Vehicle Act of 1937.

Attorney commentary

This one-sentence section authorizes DMV to collect and keep motor carrier and commercial motor vehicle data in a format that works with the federal information system set up under 49 U.S.C. § 31106. The section’s title connects it to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s PRISM program, which links state vehicle registration with federal motor carrier safety information.

Practical note: this mainly affects trucking companies and other commercial carriers rather than everyday drivers. Its effect is that a carrier’s North Carolina registration records can be matched against federal carrier data, so a problem with a carrier’s federal safety record may surface when it deals with DMV about registration.

Commentary by Attorney Chris Adkins & Attorney Chris Purkey, Adkins & Purkey, PLLC · Reviewed November 2026 · General information, not legal advice.

§ 20-43.3. Authorization for the collection of data to enforce the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program.

The Division is authorized to collect and maintain necessary motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle data in a manner that complies with the information system established by the United States Secretary of Transportation under 49 U.S.C. § 31106. (2019-196, s. 1.)

Official text of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-43.3 as published by the North Carolina General Assembly (Chapter 20 PDF, retrieved November 10, 2026). Verify the current version on ncleg.gov ↗.

G.S. 20-43.3. Authorization for the collection of data to enforce the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program

§ 20-43.3. Authorization for the collection of data to enforce the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program.

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