North Carolina General Statutes § 105-449.37 Definitions; tax liability

(a)        Definitions. - The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1)        International Fuel Tax Agreement. - The Articles of Agreement adopted by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc., as amended as of June 1, 2010.

(2)        Motor carrier. - A person who operates or causes to be operated on any highway in this State a motor vehicle that is a qualified motor vehicle. The term does not include the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state.

(3)        Motor vehicle. - Defined in G.S. 20-4.01.

(4)        Operations. - The movement of a qualified motor vehicle by a motor carrier, whether loaded or empty and whether or not operated for compensation.

(5)        Person. - Defined in G.S. 105-228.90.

(6)        Qualified motor vehicle. - Defined in the International Fuel Tax Agreement.

(7)        Secretary. - Defined in G.S. 105-228.90.

(b)        Liability. - A motor carrier who operates on one or more days of a reporting period is liable for the tax imposed by this Article for that reporting period and is entitled to the credits allowed for that reporting period.  (1955, c. 823, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 193; 1983, c. 713, s. 55; 1989, c. 7, s. 1; 1991, c. 182, s. 2; c. 487, s. 2; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 913, s. 8; 1993, c. 354, s. 28; 1999-337, s. 36; 2000-140, s. 74; 2008-134, s. 16; 2010-95, s. 27.)

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