§ 20-376 – Definitions.
20-376. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Federal safety and hazardous materials regulations. – The federal motor carrier safety regulations contained in 49 C.F.R. Parts 171 through 180, 382, and 390 through 398. (2) Foreign commerce. – Commerce between any of the following: a. A place in the United States and a […]
§ 20-377 – General powers of Department of Public Safety.
20-377. General powers of Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public Safety shall have and exercise such general power and authority to supervise and control the motor carriers of the State as may be necessary to carry out the laws providing for their regulation, and all such other powers and duties as may be […]
§ 20-379 – Department of Public Safety to audit motor carriers for compliance.
20-379. Department of Public Safety to audit motor carriers for compliance. The Department of Public Safety must periodically audit each motor carrier to determine if the carrier is complying with this Article and, if the motor carrier is subject to regulation by the North Carolina Utilities Commission, with Chapter 62 of the General Statutes. In […]
§ 20-380 – Department of Public Safety may investigate accidents involving motor carriers and promote general safety program.
20-380. Department of Public Safety may investigate accidents involving motor carriers and promote general safety program. The Department of Public Safety may conduct a program of accident prevention and public safety covering all motor carriers with special emphasis on highway safety and transport safety and may investigate the causes of any accident on a highway […]
§ 20-381 – Specific powers and duties of Department of Public Safety applicable to motor carriers; agricultural exemption.
20-381. Specific powers and duties of Department of Public Safety applicable to motor carriers; agricultural exemption. (a) The Department of Public Safety has the following powers and duties concerning motor carriers: (1) To prescribe qualifications and maximum hours of service of drivers and their helpers. (1a) To set safety standards for vehicles of motor carriers […]
§ 20-382 – For-hire motor carrier registration, insurance verification, and temporary trip permit authority.
20-382. For-hire motor carrier registration, insurance verification, and temporary trip permit authority. (a) UCRA. – The Commissioner may enter into the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCRA), established pursuant to Section 4305 of Public Law 109-73, and into agreements with jurisdictions participating in the UCRA to exchange information for any audit or enforcement activity required by […]
§ 20-382.1 – Registration of for-hire intrastate motor carriers and verification that their vehicles are insured.
20-382.1. Registration of for-hire intrastate motor carriers and verification that their vehicles are insured. (a) Registration. – A for-hire motor carrier may not operate a for-hire motor vehicle in intrastate commerce in this State unless the motor carrier has complied with all of the following requirements: (1) For a motor carrier that hauls household goods, […]
§ 20-382.2 – Penalty for failure to comply with registration or insurance verification requirements.
20-382.2. Penalty for failure to comply with registration or insurance verification requirements. (a) Acts. – A motor carrier who does any of the following is subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000): (1) Operates a for-hire motor vehicle in this State without registering its operations, as required by this Part. (2) Repealed […]
§ 20-383 – Inspectors and officers given enforcement authority.
20-383. Inspectors and officers given enforcement authority. Only designated inspectors, officers, and personnel of the Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this Article and provisions of Chapter 62 applicable to motor transportation, and they are empowered to make complaint for the issue of appropriate warrants, information, presentments or […]
§ 20-371 – Penalties.
20-371. Penalties. (a) Any person violating the provisions of this Article or the regulations of the Department governing housemoving shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (b) The Department is hereby authorized in the name of the State to apply for relief by injunction, in the established manner provided in cases of civil procedure, […]