{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-37.21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-37.21","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a)\tAny person who drives a commercial motor vehicle in violation of G.S. 20-37.12 shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a first offense and not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a second or subsequent offense. In addition, the person shall be subject to a civil penalty pursuant to the provisions of 49 C.F.R. § 383.53(b).\n(b)\tAny person who violates G.S. 20-37.18 shall have committed an infraction and, upon being found responsible, shall pay a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).\n(c)\tAny employer who violates G.S. 20-37.19 shall have committed an infraction and, upon being found responsible, shall pay a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). In addition, upon conviction, the employer shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750) nor more than eleven thousand dollars ($11,000).\n(d)\tAn employer who knowingly allows, requires, permits, or otherwise authorizes an employee to violate any railroad grade requirements contained in G.S. 20-142.1 through G.S. 20-142.5 shall pay a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (1989, c. 771, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 327; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-349, s. 10; 2009-416, s. 7.)","path":["Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles.","Article 2C. Commercial Driver License."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-37.21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:08Z","sha256":"908d3d1105756c08bd2f6a5157eaeed58881632691e1f7360206a7d9f12676ee","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-37.20b","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-20-37.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}