North Carolina General Statutes
Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law.
§ 20-308 - Penalties.

20-308. Penalties.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article, except for G.S. 20-305.7, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1955, c. 1243, s. 24; 1993, c. 539, s. 386; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-409, s. 5.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles

Article 12 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Licensing Law.

§ 20-285 - Regulation of motor vehicle distribution in public interest.

§ 20-286 - Definitions.

§ 20-287 - Licenses required; penalties.

§ 20-288 - Application for license; license requirements; expiration of license; bond.

§ 20-289 - License fees.

§ 20-290 - Licenses to specify places of business; display of license and list of salesmen; advertising.

§ 20-291 - Representatives to carry license and display it on request; license to name employer.

§ 20-292 - Dealers may display motor vehicles for sale at retail only at established salesrooms.

§ 20-292.1 - Supplemental temporary license for sale of antique and specialty vehicles.

§ 20-294 - Grounds for denying, suspending, placing on probation, or revoking licenses.

§ 20-295 - Action on application; grace period while application for license renewal is pending.

§ 20-296 - Notice and hearing upon denial, suspension, revocation, placing on probation, or refusal to renew license.

§ 20-297 - Retention and inspection of certain records.

§ 20-297.1 - Franchise-related form agreements.

§ 20-298 - Insurance.

§ 20-298.1 - Provision of certain products and services to those covered under the Military Lending Act.

§ 20-299 - Acts of officers, directors, partners, salesmen and other representatives.

§ 20-300 - Appeals from actions of Commissioner.

§ 20-301 - Powers of Commissioner.

§ 20-301.1 - Notice of additional charges against dealer's account; informal appeals procedure.

§ 20-302 - Rules and regulations.

§ 20-303 - Installment sales to be evidenced by written instrument; statement to be delivered to buyer.

§ 20-304 - Coercion of retail dealer by manufacturer or distributor in connection with installment sales contract prohibited.

§ 20-305 - Coercing dealer to accept commodities not ordered; threatening to cancel franchise; preventing transfer of ownership; granting additional franchises; terminating franchises without good cause; preventing family succession.

§ 20-305.1 - Automobile dealer warranty and recall obligations.

§ 20-305.2 - Unfair methods of competition; protection of car-buying public.

§ 20-305.3 - Hearing notice.

§ 20-305.5 - Recreational vehicle manufacturer warranty recall obligations.

§ 20-305.6 - Unlawful for manufacturers to unfairly discriminate among dealers.

§ 20-305.7 - Protecting dealership data and consent to access dealership information.

§ 20-306 - Unlawful for salesman to sell except for his employer; multiple employment; persons who arrange transactions involving the sale of new motor vehicles.

§ 20-307 - Article applicable to existing and future franchises and contracts.

§ 20-307.1 - Jurisdiction.

§ 20-308 - Penalties.

§ 20-308.1 - Civil actions for violations.

§ 20-308.2 - Applicability of this Article.