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North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 20
NC Chapter 20, Article 3A: Safety and Emissions Inspection Program
Article 3A: Safety and Emissions Inspection Program. Full text of all 20 sections in force, each with attorney commentary from Adkins & Purkey, PLLC.
Part 2. Safety and Emissions Inspections of Certain Vehicles.
20-183.2Description of vehicles subject to safety or emissions inspection; definitions20-183.3Scope of safety inspection and emissions inspection20-183.4License required to perform safety inspection; qualifications for license20-183.4ALicense required to perform emissions inspection; qualifications for license20-183.4BApplication for license; duration of license; renewal of mechanic license20-183.4CWhen a vehicle must be inspected; 10-day temporary license plate20-183.4DProcedure when a vehicle is inspected20-183.5When a vehicle that fails an emissions inspection may obtain a waiver from the inspection requirement20-183.5AWhen a vehicle that fails a safety inspection because of missing emissions control devices may obtain a waiver20-183.6AAdministration of program; duties of license holders20-183.7Fees for performing an inspection and issuing an electronic inspection authorization to a vehicle; use of civil penalties20-183.7APenalties applicable to license holders and suspension or revocation of license for safety violations20-183.7BActs that are Type I, II, or III safety violations20-183.8Infractions and criminal offenses for violations of inspection requirements20-183.8ACivil penalties against motorists for emissions violations; waiver20-183.8BCivil penalties against license holders and suspension or revocation of license for emissions violations20-183.8CActs that are Type I, II, or III emissions violations20-183.8DSuspension or revocation of license20-183.8FRequirements for giving license holders notice of violations and for taking summary action20-183.8GAdministrative and judicial review
Repealed, recodified or reserved
§ 20-183.1. Repealed by Session Laws 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 754, s. 3.§ 20-183.6. Repealed by Session Laws 2007-503, s. 10, effective October 1, 2008, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date.§ 20-183.8E. Recodified as G.S. 20-183.8G at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.
Source: N.C. General Assembly, Chapter 20 (retrieved November 10, 2026).