North Carolina § 20-69 - Division authorized to assign new engine number.
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§ 20-69. Division authorized to assign new engine number.
The owner of a motor vehicle upon which the engine number or serial number has become illegible or has been removed or obliterated shall immediately make application to the Division for a new engine or serial number for such motor vehicle. The Division, when satisfied that the applicant is the lawful owner of the vehicle referred to in such application is hereby authorized to assign a new engine or serial number thereto, and shall require that such number, together with the name of this State, or a symbol indicating this State, be stamped upon the engine, or in the event such number is a serial number, then upon such portion of the motor vehicle as shall be designated by the Division. History (1937, c. 407, s. 33; 1975, c. 716, s. 5.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-69 ("Division authorized to assign new engine number.") 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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