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Code · North Carolina · Chapter 20 — Motor Vehicles

§ 20-55. Examination of registration records and index of seized, stolen, and recovered vehicles.

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§ 20-55. Examination of registration records and index of seized, stolen, and recovered vehicles.
The Division, upon receiving application for any transfer of registration or for original registration of a vehicle, other than a new vehicle sold by a North Carolina dealer, shall first check the engine and serial numbers shown in the application with its record of registered motor vehicles, and against the index of seized, stolen and recovered motor vehicles required to be maintained by this Article. (1937, c. 407, s. 20; 1971, c. 1070, s. 2; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1998-182, s. 11.)
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