§ 105‑449.49.  Temporary permits.

(a) Permitting Service. – Upon application to the Secretary and payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), a permitting service may obtain a temporary permit authorizing a motor carrier to operate a vehicle in the State for three days without licensing the vehicle in accordance with G.S. 105‑449.47. The permitting service may sell the temporary permit to a motor carrier. A motor carrier to whom a temporary permit has been issued may elect not to report its operation of the vehicle during the three‑day period. Fees collected under this subsection are credited to the Highway Fund.

(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2016‑5, s. 4.6, effective May 11, 2016.

(c) Licensed Motor Carrier. – A licensed motor carrier in North Carolina, who is subject to the International Fuel Tax Agreement, may apply for a temporary permit authorizing the motor carrier to operate a qualified motor vehicle in the State for 30 days without a decal. The licensed motor carrier must be in compliance with this Article, and the application must be on a form prescribed by the Secretary and contain information required by the Secretary.

(d) Permit. – A motor carrier operating under a temporary permit issued pursuant to this section must keep a copy of the permit in the motor vehicle. (1955, c. 823, s. 13; 1973, c. 476, s. 193; 1979, c. 11; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1254, s. 1; 1983, c. 713, s. 58; 1991, c. 182, s. 6; c. 487, s. 7; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 913, s. 10; 2003‑349, s. 10.1; 2006‑162, s. 12(d); 2016‑5, s. 4.6; 2017‑204, s. 4.4(e); 2020‑58, s. 2.10(b).)