A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT permitting dealers to sell used vehicles issued a salvage certification without conducting a safety inspection.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑183.4C(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Inspection. – A vehicle that is subject to a safety inspection, an emissions inspection, or both must be inspected as follows:
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(2)	Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a used vehicle must be inspected before it is offered for sale at retail in this State by a dealer. Upon purchase, a receipt approved by the Division must be provided to the new owner certifying compliance. A dealer may sell, without a safety inspection, a used vehicle issued a salvage certificate of title in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter if (i) no alterations or repairs have been made to the vehicle after issuance of the salvage certificate of title and after sale of the vehicle and (ii) the dealer discloses in writing on a form approved by the Division that no safety inspection has been performed by the dealer.
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SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2021, and applies to used vehicles sold on or after that date.