The General Assembly finds and declares that the distribution of motor vehicles in the State of North Carolina vitally affects the general economy of the State and the public interest and public welfare, and in the exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate and license motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, dealers, salesmen, and their representatives doing business in North Carolina, in order to prevent frauds, impositions and other abuses upon its citizens and to protect and preserve the investments and properties of the citizens of this State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-285
Regulation of motor vehicle distribution in public interest
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Mawyer v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. (1989)
Most recently applied in Clark v. Alan Vester Auto Group, Inc. (July 2009)
1955, c. 1243, s. 1; 1983, c. 704, s. 1.
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