North Carolina § 20-14 - Duplicate licenses.

§ 20-14. Duplicate licenses.

A person may obtain a duplicate of a license issued by the Division by paying a fee of thirteen dollars ($13.00) and giving the Division satisfactory proof that any of the following has occurred: The person's license has been lost or destroyed. It is necessary to change the name or address on the license. Because of age, the person is entitled to a license with a different color photographic background or a different color border. The Division revoked the person's license, the revocation period has expired, and the period for which the license was issued has not expired. History (1935, c. 52, s. 9; 1943, c. 649, s. 2; 1969, c. 783, s. 2; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1979, c. 667, s. 41; 1981, c. 690, s. 11; 1983, c. 443, s. 3; 1991, c. 682, s. 2; c. 689, s. 327; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1007, s. 28; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 675, s. 2; 2004-189, s. 5(b); 2005-276, s. 44.1(c); 2015-241, s. 29.30(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2004-189, s. 5(c), as amended by Session Laws 2005-276, s. 44.1(q), provides: "The Division of Motor Vehicles shall retain a portion of five cents ($0.05) collected for the issuance of each drivers license and duplicate license to offset the actual cost of developing and maintaining the online Organ Donor Internet site established pursuant to Section 1 of this act. The remainder of the five cents ($0.05) shall be credited to the License to Give Trust Fund established under G.S. 20-7.4 and shall be used for the purposes authorized under G.S. 20-7.4 and G.S. 20-7.5 ." Session Laws 2015-241, s. 29.30(u), made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 29.30(c), applicable to issuances, renewals, restorations, and requests on or after January 1, 2016. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.'" Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.6, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2018-134, 3rd Ex. Sess., s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Hurricane Florence Emergency Response Act.'" Session Laws 2018-134, 3rd Ex. Sess., s. 5.5(a)-(c), provides: "(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 20-14 , 20-37.7, 20-85, and 20-88.03, the Governor may waive any fees assessed by the Division of Motor Vehicles under those sections for the following: "(1) A duplicate drivers license, duplicate commercial drivers license, or duplicate special identification card. "(2) A special identification card issued to a person for the first time. "(3) An application for a duplicate or corrected certificate of title. "(4) A replacement registration plate. "(5) An application for a duplicate registration card. "(6) Late payment of a motor vehicle registration renewal fee. "(b) The waiver authorized under subsection (a) of this section only applies to residents of counties impacted by Hurricane Florence, as determined by the Governor. A resident is allowed a refund of any fee assessed and collected by the Division of Motor Vehicles and waived pursuant to this section. The Division shall post notice of the availability of a refund on its Web site. "(c) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to fees assessed or collected on or after September 13, 2018. This section expires December 31, 2018." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2004-189, s. 5(b), effective November 1, 2004, substituted "ten dollars and five cents ($10.05)" for "ten dollars ($10.00)." Session Laws 2005-276, s. 44.1(c), effective October 1, 2005, substituted "ten dollars ($10.00)" for "ten dollars and five cents ($10.05)" in the introductory paragraph. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 29.30(c), effective January 1, 2016, substituted "thirteen dollars ($13.00)" for "ten dollars ($10.00)"in the introductory language. For applicability, see editor's note.