North Carolina § 105-103 - Unlawful to operate without license.
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§ 105-103. Unlawful to operate without license.
When a license tax is required by law, and whenever the General Assembly shall levy a license tax on any business, trade, employment, or profession, or for doing any act, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation without a license to engage in such business, trade, employment, profession, or do the act; and when such tax is imposed it shall be lawful to grant a license for the business, trade, employment, or for doing the act; and no person, firm, or corporation shall be allowed the privilege of exercising any business, trade, employment, profession, or the doing of any act taxed in this schedule throughout the State under one license, except under a statewide license. History (1939, c. 158, s. 181; 1998-98, s. 41.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1998-98, s. 41, effective August 14, 1998, deleted the former Division I designation from G.S. 105-103 through 105-113, so that Article 2 now contains G.S. 105-33 through 105-113 without any subdivision into Parts.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 105-103 cover?
Section 105-103 ("Unlawful to operate without license.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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