Effective January 1993, the North Carolina General Assembly created a special tax class for registered motor vehicles and trailers. The major feature of NCGS 105-330 is that the owner of a registered vehicle or trailer receives a tax bill approximately three months after the tag is renewed or issued. The billings are generated from information provided by the owner to the Division of Motor Vehicles. 

The DMV then provides the ownership lists to the taxable county. The owner of the vehicle or trailer must pay the tax bill before the registration can be renewed the following year. In addition to other collection remedies (i.e. garnishment and attachment), the statute allows the Tax Collector to block the vehicle registration preventing the taxpayer from renewing the registration until taxes are paid.

Vehicle Tax Bills
Information on registered motor vehicles is secured by Federal law to preserve the privacy and welfare of citizens. While other property information is accessible to the public, vehicle data is restricted to those with an official need-to-know. Therefore, owners who are seeking assistance on valuations and tax bills for their vehicles must have their bills or registration to receive help specific to their situations.

Please let us answer any questions you may have:
     311 - inside Mecklenburg County, or
     (704) 336-7600 - from outside the County.