§ 20-54.1. Forfeiture of right of registration. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 20‑54.1.  Forfeitureof right of registration.

(a)        Upon receipt ofnotice of conviction of a violation of an offense involving impaired drivingwhile the person's license is revoked as a result of a prior impaired drivinglicense revocation as defined in G.S. 20‑28.2, the Division shall revokethe registration of all motor vehicles registered in the convicted person'sname and shall not register a motor vehicle in the convicted person's nameuntil the convicted person's license is restored, except in such cases to abideby the ignition interlock installation requirements of G.S. 20‑17.8. Uponreceipt of notice of revocation of registration from the Division, theconvicted person shall surrender the registration on all motor vehiclesregistered in the convicted person's name to the Division within 10 days of thedate of the notice.

(b)        Upon receipt of anotice of conviction under subsection (a) of this section, the Division shallrevoke the registration of the motor vehicle seized, and the owner shall not beallowed to register the motor vehicle seized until the convicted operator'sdrivers license has been restored. The Division shall not revoke theregistration of the owner of the seized motor vehicle if the owner isdetermined to be an innocent owner. The Division shall revoke the owner'sregistration only after the owner is given an opportunity for a hearing todemonstrate that the owner is an innocent owner as defined in G.S. 20‑28.2.Upon receipt of notice of revocation of registration from the Division, theowner shall surrender the registration on the motor vehicle seized to theDivision within 10 days of the date of the notice. (1998‑182, s. 10; 2007‑164,s. 6.)