Sent to me from El Pueblo:

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What is happening with Vehicle Registrations in North Carolina?
This session, the North Carolina General Assembly decided to address the issue of New Jersey and New York drivers who were registering their cars in North Carolina to benefit from cheaper car insurance by changing the requirements for registering a vehicle in this state.


Originally, the law required the Division of Motor Vehicles to request the following information from individuals who were applying to register their cars:

The owner’s name
The owner’s mailing address and residence address
The owner’s social security number
A description of the vehicle
A statement of the owner’s title
In other words, the original law required the DMV to request a social security number for all vehicle registrations. But, since the law specifically said “request the informationâ€