North Carolina General Statutes 62-278. Revocation of license plates by Utilities Commission
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 62-278
- Commission: means the North Carolina Utilities Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-3
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Motor carrier: means a common carrier by motor vehicle. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-3
- Motor vehicle: means any vehicle, machine, tractor, semi-trailer, or any combination thereof, which is propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used upon the highways within the State. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-3
- State: means the State of North Carolina; "state" means any state. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-3
(a) The license plates of any carrier of persons or household goods by motor vehicle for compensation may be revoked and removed from the vehicles of any such carrier for wilful violation of any provision of this Chapter, or for the wilful violation of any lawful rule or regulation made and promulgated by the Utilities Commission. To that end the Commission shall have power upon complaint or upon its own motion, after notice and hearing, to order the license plates of any such offending carrier revoked and removed from the vehicles of such carrier for a period not exceeding 30 days, and it shall be the duty of the Department of Motor Vehicles to execute such orders made by the Utilities Commission upon receipt of a certified copy of the same.
(b) This section shall be in addition to and independent of other provisions of law for the enforcement of the motor carrier laws of this State. (1951, c. 1120; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1; 1995, c. 523, s. 27.)