North Carolina § 20-40 - Offices of Division.
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§ 20-40. Offices of Division.
The Commissioner shall maintain an office in Wake County, North Carolina, or a surrounding county, and in such places in the State as the Commissioner deems necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this Article. History (1937, c. 407, s. 5; 2018-5, s. 34.24(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2018-5, s. 34.24(a) and (b), as amended by Session Laws 2020-3, s. 4.8(a), provides: "(a) All Division of Motor Vehicles employees and contractors working at the Division of Motor Vehicles building located on New Bern Avenue in the City of Raleigh shall begin vacating the property by October 1, 2020. "(b) By no later than August 1, 2018, the Department of Administration shall issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking leased office space or spaces for the Division of Motor Vehicles employees and contractors currently working at the Division building located on New Bern Avenue in the City of Raleigh. The geographic scope of the RFP shall include Wake County and surrounding counties." Session Laws 2018-5, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2018.'" Session Laws 2018-5, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2018-2019 fiscal year." Session Laws 2018-5, s. 39.7, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2020-3, s. 5, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2018-5, s. 34.24(c), effective July 1, 2018, substituted "Wake County, North Carolina, or a surrounding county" for "Raleigh, North Carolina" and substituted "the Commissioner deems" for "he shall deem."
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