NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1975 SESSION

CHAPTER 326
HOUSE BILL 579

AN ACT TO PROVIDE ALTERNATE METHODS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS IN CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE MATTERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 20-279.21(b)(3)a. as same appears in the 1974 Cumulative Supplement to Volume 1C of the General Statutes of North Carolina is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word "motorist" and immediately before the word "in" appearing in line 4 the following words: "by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or".
Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-279.21(f)(1) as same appears in the 1974 Cumulative Supplement to Volume 1C of the General Statutes is hereby amended by striking the words and punctuation "by registered mail with return receipt requested," appearing in lines 14 and 15 and inserting in lieu thereof the words and punctuation "by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested or served by any other method of service provided by law,".
Sec. 3.  G.S. 20-48 is hereby amended by designating the now existing paragraph as subsection (a) and adding a new subsection to be designated (b) and to read as follows:
"(b)	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter at any time notice is now required by registered mail with return receipt requested, certified mail with return receipt requested may be used in lieu thereof and shall constitute valid notice to the same extent and degree as notice by registered mail with return receipt requested."
Sec. 4.  The provisions of this act are supplemental and in addition to existing law and shall not be construed so as to repeal any existing provisions contained in the General Statutes of North Carolina.
Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1975.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of May, 1975.