North Carolina Bill to Speed Titling Process for Out-of-State Older Vehicles to be Considered by Senate Commerce Committee on April 9

Legislation (S.B. 344) to provide for the prompt issuance of titles to owners of out-of-state motor vehicles that are 35-years old or older will be considered by the North Carolina Senate Commerce Committee on April 9, 2013.  Under the bill, if a required inspection and verification is not conducted by the Division of Motor Vehicles within 10 days after receiving a request and the inspector has no probable cause to believe that the ownership documents or public vehicle identification number does not match the vehicle being examined, the vehicle will be deemed to have satisfied all inspection and verification requirements and the title will be issued to the owner within 10 days.  If an inspection and verification is performed in a timely manner and the vehicle passes the inspection and verification, title shall issue to the owner within 10 days of the date of the inspection.

If You Have Not Done So Already, We Urge You to Contact Members of the Senate Commerce Committee (Contact Info Below) Immediately to Request Support for S.B. 344

For those interested in attending the hearing to voice their support, the committee will meet on Tues., April. 9 at 11:00 a.m. at the following address:

North Carolina General Assembly
Legislative Building
Room 1027/1128
16 West Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601

  • Under current law, no title may be issued for out-of-state vehicles that are 35 years old or older or a specially constructed vehicle prior to the completion of a vehicle verification conducted by the License and Theft Bureau of the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). These verifications must be conducted as soon as practical.
     
  • The DMV continues to delay these inspections for weeks after a request is made, and more than a month in some cases, including in metropolitan areas.  Once the inspection is completed, vehicle owners are informed that it may take weeks before a title is mailed, which stalls the timely buying and selling of vintage automobiles.
     
  • S.B. 344 would provide vehicle owners a fair, reasonable and reliable time period in which they could have these older cars inspected and receive title from the DMV.

DON’T DELAY!  Please contact members of the North Carolina Senate Commerce Committeeimmediately by phone or e-mail to request their support for S.B. 344.

Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.  Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts.  Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance. 

North Carolina Senate Commerce Committee

To e-mail all Committee members, copy and paste the email address block below:

Rick.Gunn@ncleg.net; Wesley.Meredith@ncleg.net; Tamara.Barringer@ncleg.net; Harry.Brown@ncleg.net; Tom.Apodaca@ncleg.net; Dan.Blue@ncleg.net; Peter.Brunstetter@ncleg.net; Angela.Bryant@ncleg.net; Ben.Clark@ncleg.net; David.Curtis@ncleg.net; Don.Davis@ncleg.net; Jim.Davis@ncleg.net; Thom.Goolsby@ncleg.net; Malcolm.Graham@ncleg.net; Kathy.Harrington@ncleg.net; Neal.Hunt@ncleg.net; Clark.Jenkins@ncleg.net; Floyd.McKissick@ncleg.net; Gene.McLaurin@ncleg.net; Martin.Nesbitt@ncleg.net; Buck.Newton@ncleg.net; Gladys.Robinson@ncleg.net; Bob.Rucho@ncleg.net; Norman.Sanderson@ncleg.net; Dan.Soucek@ncleg.net; Josh.Stein@ncleg.net; Jeff.Tarte@ncleg.net; Jerry.Tillman@ncleg.net; Tommy.Tucker@ncleg.net; Mike.Woodard@ncleg.net

Senator Rick Gunn (Co-Chair)
Phone: (919) 301-1446
Email: Rick.Gunn@ncleg.net

Senator Wesley Meredith (Co-Chair)
Phone: (919) 733-5776
Email: Wesley.Meredith@ncleg.net

Senator Tamara Barringer (Vice-Chair)
Phone: (919) 733-5653
Email: Tamara.Barringer@ncleg.net

Senator Harry Brown (Vice-Chair)
Phone: (919) 715-3034
Email: Harry.Brown@ncleg.net

Senator Tom Apodaca
Phone: (919) 733-5745
Email: Tom.Apodaca@ncleg.net

Senator Dan Blue
Phone: (919) 733-5752
Email: Dan.Blue@ncleg.net

Senator Peter S. Brunstetter
Phone: (919) 733-7850
Email: Peter.Brunstetter@ncleg.net

Senator Angela R. Bryant
Phone: (919) 733-5878
Email: Angela.Bryant@ncleg.net

Senator Ben Clark
Phone: (919) 733-9349
Email: Ben.Clark@ncleg.net

Senator David L. Curtis
Phone: (919) 715-3038
Email: David.Curtis@ncleg.net

Senator Don Davis
Phone: (919) 715-8363
Email: Don.Davis@ncleg.net

Senator Jim Davis
Phone: (919) 733-5875
Email: Jim.Davis@ncleg.net

Senator Thom Goolsby
Phone: (919) 715-2525
Email: Thom.Goolsby@ncleg.net

Senator Malcolm Graham
Phone: (919) 733-5650
Email: Malcolm.Graham@ncleg.net

Senator Kathy Harrington
Phone: (919) 733-5734
Email: Kathy.Harrington@ncleg.net

Senator Neal Hunt
Phone: (919) 733-5850
Email: Neal.Hunt@ncleg.net

Senator Clark Jenkins
Phone: (919) 715-3040
Email: Clark.Jenkins@ncleg.net

Senator Floyd B. McKissick, Jr.
Phone: (919) 733-4599
Email: Floyd.McKissick@ncleg.net

Senator Gene McLaurin
Phone: (919) 733-5953
Email: Gene.McLaurin@ncleg.net

Senator Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr.
Phone: (919) 715-3001
Email: Martin.Nesbitt@ncleg.net

Senator E. S. (Buck) Newton
Phone: (919) 715-3030
Email: Buck.Newton@ncleg.net

Senator Gladys A. Robinson
Phone: (919) 715-3042
Email: Gladys.Robinson@ncleg.net

Senator Bob Rucho
Phone: (919) 733-5655
Email: Bob.Rucho@ncleg.net

Senator Norman W. Sanderson
Phone: (919) 733-5706
Email: Norman.Sanderson@ncleg.net

Senator Dan Soucek
Phone: (919) 733-5742
Email: Dan.Soucek@ncleg.net

Senator Josh Stein
Phone: (919) 715-6400
Email: Josh.Stein@ncleg.net

Senator Jeff Tarte
Phone: (919) 715-3050
Email: Jeff.Tarte@ncleg.net

Senator Jerry W. Tillman
Phone: (919) 733-5870
Email: Jerry.Tillman@ncleg.net

Senator Tommy Tucker
Phone: (919) 733-7659
Email: Tommy.Tucker@ncleg.net

Senator Mike Woodard
Phone: (919) 733-4809
Email: Mike.Woodard@ncleg.net