GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1983 SESSION

CHAPTER 223 
HOUSE BILL 210 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO COLLECT A FEE TO COVER THE COSTS OF APPROVING EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON MOTOR VEHICLES. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 20-39 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 
"(f)	The Commissioner is authorized to charge and collect the following fees for the verification of equipment to be used on motor vehicles or to be sold in North Carolina, when that approval is required pursuant to this Chapter: 
(1)	When a federal standard has been established, the fee shall be equal to the cost of verifying compliance with the applicable federal standard; or 
(2)	When no federal standard has been established, the fee shall be equal to the cost of verifying compliance with the applicable State standard. Any motor vehicle manufacturer or distributor who is required to certify his products under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as from time to time amended, may satisfy the provisions of this section by submitting an annual written certification to the Commissioner attesting to the compliance of his vehicles with applicable federal requirements. Failure to comply with the certification requirement or failure to meet the federal standards will subject the manufacturer or distributor to the fee requirements of this subsection." 
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification. 
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of April, 1983.