§ 20-26. Records; copies furnished; charge. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 20‑26.  Records;copies furnished; charge.

(a)        The Division shallkeep a record of all applications for a drivers license, all tests given anapplicant for a drivers license, all applications for a drivers license thatare denied, all drivers licenses issued, renewed, cancelled, or revoked, alldisqualifications, all convictions affecting a drivers license, and all prayersfor judgment continued that may lead to a license revocation. When the Divisioncancels or revokes a commercial drivers license or disqualifies a person, theDivision shall update its records to reflect that action within 10 days afterthe cancellation, revocation, or disqualification becomes effective. When aperson who is not a resident of this State is convicted of an offense or commitsan act requiring revocation of the person's commercial drivers license ordisqualification of the person, the Division shall notify the licensingauthority of the person's state of residence.

The Division shall keeprecords of convictions occurring outside North Carolina for the offenses ofexceeding a stated speed limit of 55 miles per hour or more by more than 15miles per hour, driving while license suspended or revoked, careless andreckless driving, engaging in prearranged speed competition, engaging willfullyin speed competition, hit‑and‑run driving resulting in damage toproperty, unlawfully passing a stopped school bus, illegal transportation ofalcoholic beverages, and the offenses included in G.S. 20‑17. TheDivision shall also keep records of convictions occurring outside NorthCarolina for any serious traffic violation that involves a commercial motorvehicle and is not otherwise required to be kept under this subsection.

(b)        The Division shallfurnish certified copies of license records required to be kept by subsection(a) of this section to State, county, municipal and court officials of thisState for official use only, without charge. A certified copy of a driver'srecords kept pursuant to subsection (a) may be sent by the Police InformationNetwork. In addition to the uses authorized by G.S. 8‑35.1, a copycertified under the authority of this section is admissible as prima facieevidence of the status of the person's license. The Attorney General and theCommissioner of Motor Vehicles are authorized to promulgate such rules andregulations as may be necessary to implement the provision of this subsection.

(b1)      The registered ordeclared weight set forth on the vehicle registration card or a certified copyof the Division record sent by the Division of Criminal Information orotherwise is admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding and shallbe prima facie evidence of the registered or declared weight.

(c)        The Division shallfurnish copies of license records required to be kept by subsection (a) of thissection in accordance with G.S. 20‑43.1 to other persons for uses otherthan official upon prepayment of the following fees:

(1)       Limited extract copy of license record, forperiod up to three years............................................................................................... $8.00

(2)       Complete extract copy of license record................................................ 8.00

(3)       Certified true copy of complete licenserecord....................................... 11.00.

All fees received by the Divisionunder this subsection shall be credited to the Highway Fund.

(d)        The charge forrecords provided pursuant to this section shall not be subject to theprovisions of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.

(e)        In the event of amistake on the part of any person in ordering license records under subsection(c) of this section, the Commissioner may refund or credit to that person up tosixty‑five percent (65%) of the amount paid for the license records.

(f)         On and after July1, 1988, the Division shall expeditiously furnish to insurance agents,insurance companies, and to insurance support organizations as defined in G.S.58‑39‑15(12), for the purpose of rating nonfleet private passengermotor vehicle insurance policies, through electronic data processing means orotherwise, copies of or information pertaining to license records that arerequired to be kept pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. (1935, c. 52, s. 20; 1961, c.307; 1969, c. 783, s. 3; 1971, c. 486, s. 1; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1979, c. 667,s. 23; c. 903, ss. 9, 10; 1981, c. 145, s. 1; c. 412, s. 4; c. 690, s. 13; c.747, s. 66; 1983, c. 435, s. 20; c. 761, s. 149; 1987, c. 869, s. 16; 1987(Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1112, ss. 14, 17; 1989, c. 771, ss. 9, 17, 18; 1991, c.689, s. 330; c. 726, s. 11; 1997‑443, s. 32.25(b); 2005‑276, s.44.1(e).)