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AUTOMOBILE REPAIR BUSINESSES

Raleigh City Code pt. 12, ch. 8
in effect

Raleigh City Code § 12-8000 DEFINITIONS.

Sec. 12-8000. - DEFINITIONS. Automobile repair facility. Any motor vehicle dealership, garage, body shop or any other business at which repairs and replacements are made to the bodies and windshields of motor vehicles. Owner or operator. Anyone owning or operating an automobile repair facility or anyone in their employ or any independent contractor engaged in working on automobile bodies or windshields in an automobile repair facility. Bullet hole. Any indentation or penetration of an automobile body or windshield whose size shape or fracture pattern indicates that it was more than likely caused by a bullet or other projectile fired by any type rifle, pistol, shotgun or any other type of gun whether manually operated or automatic. (Ord. No. 2005-838, §1, 5-17-05)

Raleigh City Code § 12-8001 AUTOMOBILE REPAIR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Sec. 12-8001. - AUTOMOBILE REPAIR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The owner or operator of any automobile repair facility shall report to the Raleigh Police Department any motor vehicle brought to their business for repair or repair estimates if the motor vehicle appears to have bullet holes in the body or windshield or any other part of the motor vehicle that the owner or operator may have cause to examine. The information shall be reported on a form to be provided to the repair facility by the City of Raleigh. The form may be delivered by hand or electronically transmitted to the City so long as the delivery is completed as soon as possible but no later than the close of business on the day on which the car is first examined by the owner or operator. The form shall contain at a minimum the name, if known, of the registered owner of the vehicle; the name of the person presenting the vehicle for repair; the address of the owner or other person presenting the vehicle for repair and a description of the size, number and location of the suspected bullet holes. Any violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor. (Ord. No. 2005-838, §1, 5-17-05)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT12LIRE_CH8AUREBUFetched: 11/1/2026

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