20-397. Furnishing false information to the Department of Public Safety; withholding information from the Department of Public Safety.
(a) Every person, firm or corporation operating under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety or who is required by law to file reports with the Department of Public Safety who shall knowingly or willfully file or give false information to the Department of Public Safety in any report, reply, response, or other statement or document furnished to the Department of Public Safety shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(b) Every person, firm, or corporation operating under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety or who is required by law to file reports with the Department of Public Safety who shall willfully withhold clearly specified and reasonably obtainable information from the Department of Public Safety in any report, response, reply or statement filed with the Department of Public Safety in the performance of the duties of the Department of Public Safety or who shall fail or refuse to file any report, response, reply or statement required by the Department of Public Safety in the performance of the duties of the Department of Public Safety shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1985, c. 454, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 396; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2002-159, s. 31.5(b); 2002-190, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 17 - Motor Carrier Safety Regulation Unit.
§ 20-377 - General powers of Department of Public Safety.
§ 20-379 - Department of Public Safety to audit motor carriers for compliance.
§ 20-382.2 - Penalty for failure to comply with registration or insurance verification requirements.
§ 20-383 - Inspectors and officers given enforcement authority.
§ 20-384 - Penalty for certain violations.
§ 20-386 - Fees, charges and penalties; disposition.
§ 20-387 - Motor carrier violating any provision of Article, rules or orders; penalty.
§ 20-388 - Willful acts of employees deemed those of motor carrier.
§ 20-389 - Actions to recover penalties.
§ 20-390 - Refusal to permit Department of Public Safety to inspect records made misdemeanor.
§ 20-391 - Violating rules, with injury to others.
§ 20-392 - Failure to make report; obstructing Division or Department of Public Safety.
§ 20-393 - Disclosure of information by employee of Department of Public Safety unlawful.
§ 20-394 - Remedies for injuries cumulative.
§ 20-395 - Willful injury to property of motor carrier a misdemeanor.
§ 20-396 - Unlawful motor carrier operations.
§ 20-398 - Household goods carrier; marking or identification of vehicles.