GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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HOUSE BILL 613
Short Title: The Vehicle Registration Convenience Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Echevarria, Loftis, and Almond (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Transportation, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House
April 1, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT ENACTING THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION CONVENIENCE ACT 2
AUTHORIZING VEHICLE OWNERS TO ELECT THE MONTH OF REGISTRATIO N 3
RENEWAL. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
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PART I. AUTHORIZE VEHICLE OWNERS TO ELEC T MONTH OF REGISTRATION 7
RENEWAL 8
SECTION 1.(a) This act shall be known as "The Vehicle Registration Convenience 9
Act." 10
SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 20-66 reads as rewritten: 11
"§ 20-66. Renewal of vehicle registration. 12
(a) Annual Renewal. – When a vehicle registration is initially issued, the owner shall 13
elect a month within 12 months of issuance upon which the vehicle's registration expires. The 14
initial registration expires at midnight on the last day of the month elected by the owner. The 15
registration of a vehicle must thereafter be renewed annually. 16
(a1) Issuance Fees. – The fee for the initial issuance of vehicle registration shall be 17
determined as follows: 18
(1) For a vehicle whose owner has elected for the month of issuance to be the 19
month of renewal, the issuance fee shall be the annual fee provided in Part 7 20
of this Article, subject to any proration required by G.S. 20-95. 21
(2) For a vehicle whose owner has elected a month of renewal that differs from 22
the month of issuance, the issuance fee shall be one-twelfth of the annual fee 23
provided in Part 7 of this Article multiplied by the number of full months in 24
the period beginning the date the registration was issued until the date the 25
registration expires, rounded to the nearest dollar. 26
(a2) Notice. – In accordance with G.S. 105-330.5(b), upon receiving written consent from 27
the owner of the vehicle, the Division may send to an email address provided by the owner of the 28
vehicle any required notice of renewal electronically to an e-mail address provided by the owner 29
of the vehicle.renewal. 30
(a3) Renewal Application. – To renew the registration of a vehicle, the owner of the 31
vehicle must file an application with the Division and pay the required registration fee. The owner 32
of a vehicle registered in North Carolina may renew that vehicle registration by mail. The 33 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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Division may receive and grant an application for renewal of registration at any time before the 1
registration expires. 2
…." 3
SECTION 1.(c) G.S. 20-52 reads as rewritten: 4
"§ 20-52. Application for registration and certificate of title. 5
(a) An owner of a vehicle subject to registration must apply to the Division for a 6
certificate of title, a registration plate, and a registration card for the vehicle. To apply, an owner 7
must complete an application provided by the Division. The application shall contain a preprinted 8
option that co-owners may use to title the vehicle as a joint tenancy with right of survivorship. 9
The co-owners' designation of a joint tenancy with right of survivorship on the application shall 10
be valid notwithstanding whether this designation appears on the assignment of title. The 11
application must request all of the following information and may request other information the 12
Division considers necessary: 13
… 14
(8) A statement indicating the month of registration renewal the owner elects 15
under G.S. 20-66. 16
…." 17
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PART II. EFFECTIVE DATE 19
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to vehicle 20
registrations issued or renewed on or after that date. 21