Multas por violaciones de emisiones de vehículos en Carolina del Norte

Explicación Simple

Si tienes un auto en Carolina del Norte, necesitas asegurarte de que pase una revisión de emisiones. Si no lo haces a tiempo, puedes recibir una multa que tendrás que pagar para poder renovar tu registro.

Es como si tuvieras que llevar tu coche al médico cada año para un chequeo. Si no lo haces, te pueden multar y no podrás usar tu coche hasta que pagues esa multa.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un auto que necesita una revisión de emisiones para estar en regla. Se olvida de llevarlo a la revisión y, cuatro meses después, recibe una multa de 50 dólares. Ahora, para renovar su matrícula, debe pagar esa multa primero.

Penalidades

Multas de $50 por no inspeccionar a tiempo, $250 por manipular el control de emisiones o declarar incorrectamente el condado.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

§ 20-183.8A. Civil penalties against motorists for emissions violations; waiver. (a) Civil Penalties. - The Division must assess a civil penalty against a person who owns or leases a vehicle that is subject to an inspection and who engages in any of the emissions violations set out in this subsection. As provided in G.S. 20-54, the registration of a vehicle may not be renewed until a penalty imposed under this subsection has been paid. The civil penalties and violations are as follows: (1) Fifty dollars ($50.00) for failure to have the vehicle inspected within four months after it is required to be inspected under this Part. (2) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for instructing or allowing a person to tamper with an emission control device of the vehicle so as to make the device inoperative or fail to work properly. (3) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for incorrectly stating the vehicle's county of registration to avoid having an emissions inspection of the vehicle. (b) Waiver. - The Division must waive the civil penalty assessed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section against a person who establishes the following: (1) The person was continuously out of the State on active military duty from the date the electronic authorization expired to the date the four-month grace period expired. (2) No person operated the vehicle from the date the electronic authorization expired to the date the four-month grace period expired.