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## How do I pay? 

Paying your vehicle’s Tag & Tax together has never been easier! We offer three convenient ways: 

## Pay online. 

Visit MyNCDM V.gov . 

## Visit your local License Plate Agency. 

Most offices provide services from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. To find your local office, visit MyNCDM V.gov  and click on the Offices and Services link. 

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles offers an expedited titling service – referred to as an instant title – in which titles are processed and issued the same day or next business day. To see which offices provide this service, visit MyNCDM V.gov , click the Title and Registration link and select New Titles. 

## Pay by mail. 

P.O. Box 29620 Raleigh, NC 27626 

## Vehicle Emissions & Safety Inspection 

All motor vehicles registered in North Carolina must be inspected annually. DMV License & Theft Bureau oversees the vehicle inspection process. The objective of vehicle inspections is to ensure vehicles registered in North Carolina are maintained properly. 

In North Carolina a vehicle must pass the required safety-only inspection or safety and emissions inspection before it can be registered and the license tag renewed. 

The vehicle inspection can be performed at any licensed inspection station located throughout the state. For an up to date list of inspection station locations, please visit MyNCDM V.gov . 

Inspections may be performed up to 90 days prior to the vehicle’s registration (license tag) expiration date. A vehicle that fails inspection is entitled to be re-inspected at the same station within 60 days without paying another inspection fee. 

## Exemptions 

If your vehicle is light-duty, gasoline powered, three years old or less, and registered in one of the 48 emissions counties, it may be exempt from an emissions inspection under General Statute 20-183.2 

Vehicles with less than 70,000 miles and within the “three most recent model years” will receive a safety only inspection. 

You can find the model year for your vehicle on your registration card under the column labeled “YEAR”. 

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