RALEIGH – The State Division of Motor Vehicles announced that some DMV fees will be waived following Hurricane Florence and that residents of the 28 federally-declared disaster counties will get DMV relief.
North Carolinians living in 28 counties heavily impacted by Hurricane Florence will not have to pay certain fees assessed by the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles through Dec. 31.
On Thursday, Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order waiving fees and penalties for certain driver and vehicle services for residents living in counties that were designated after Hurricane Florence as disaster areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Those counties include: Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Greene, Harnett, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Wayne and Wilson.
NCDMV will waive fees, late penalties and interest for the following services:
· Duplicate driver license: $13
· New or duplicate ID card: $13
· Duplicate or corrected vehicle title: $20
· Replacement license plate or sticker: $20
· Duplicate registration card: $20
· Late fees and interest for Limited Registration Plates (LRP) and registration renewals that expired on or after Aug. 31
Refunds will be issued to residents from these areas that paid these DMV fees on or after Sept. 14.
Customers are reminded that many DMV services can be conducted online at www.MyNCDMV.gov.
It was also noted that approximately 65 N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles Driver License offices and License Plate Agencies were either closed or suspended road skills testing as Tropical Storm Michael moved through North Carolina Thursday afternoon.
Many offices affected due to the movement of the storm are located in central and eastern North Carolina.
Information concerning the current status of both Driver License offices and License Plate Agencies can be found on the NCDMV website.
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