North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles

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North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
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Agency overview
Headquarters Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Agency executives
  • Wayne Goodwin, Commissioner
  • Eric Boyette, Secretary of Transportation
Website NCDOT

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is the division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) which oversees driver licenses and vehicle registrations within the state of North Carolina, USA. [1]

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The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1941. [2]

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References

  1. NCDOT DMV
  2. "History of the NC Department of Revenue". North Carolina Department of Revenue. Retrieved August 23, 2022.