2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 20 Motor Vehicles.
Article 3 - Motor Vehicle Act of 1937.
20-71. Altering or forging certificate of title, registration card or application, a felony; reproducing or possessing blank certificate of title.
20‑7.1. Notice of change of address or name.
(a) Address. A person whose address changes from the address stated on a drivers license must notify the Division of the change within 60 days after the change occurs. If the person's address changed because the person moved, the person must obtain a duplicate license within that time limit stating the new address. A person who does not move but whose address changes due to governmental action may not be charged with violating this subsection.
(b) Name. A person whose name changes from the name stated on a drivers license must notify the Division of the change within 60 days after the change occurs and obtain a duplicate drivers license stating the new name.
(c) Fee. G.S. 20‑14 sets the fee for a duplicate license. (1975, c. 223, s. 1; 1979, c. 970; 1983, c. 521, s. 1; 1997‑122, s. 4.)