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Vehicle Tax Administrator, Linda Dunnigan lindad@darenc.com Dare County Justice Center 962 Marshall C Collins Drive Manteo NC  27954 Phone: (252)475-5965 Fax: (252)475-5949

1. If you transferred your license plates from one vehicle to another, no refund or prorated bill is applicable. Pay the tax bill on the old vehicle. You will not get a tax bill on the new vehicle until you renew your plates again.

2. If you did not transfer your plates, you should turn them in to the NC Department of Motor Vehicle in person located in Island Pharmacy at the Chesley Mall in Manteo or by mail, to: PO Box 448, Manteo, NC 27954 with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Send a copy of the license plate surrender receipt you receive from the DMV and a bill of sale to the tax department for a possible prorated tax bill or refund, within 1 year of your surrender date.

What if you moved out of North Carolina?

If you moved out of North Carolina, you should turn your plates in to the NC Department of Motor Vehicles, PO Box 448, Manteo, NC 27954 with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Send a copy of the license surrender receipt you received from DMV and a copy of your new state registration card to the Dare County Tax Office for a possible prorated tax bill or refund, within 1 year of your surrender date. 

What if you moved to another County in North Carolina?

Tax is not prorated between North Carolina counties. Your vehicle tax is due in full to Dare County.

What has changed?

BASICALLY, the new statute implemented on January 1, 1993, has changed the way property tax is collected on registered motor vehicles. These vehicles (cars, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, and similar property) will no longer have to be listed in January. Unregistered (untagged) motor vehicles must still be listed annually in January and will be billed with other personal property.

What do I do?

When you receive your vehicle registration renewal card from the DMV, please make sure your address and county are correct. If the address and county are not correct, the DMV must be notified so you are taxed by the proper county and municipality.

How will I be billed?

About three months after your registration renewal, you will receive a bill which is payable on the first day of the following month. For example, if you have a March renewal, you will receive the bill in June, it will be due on July 1st, and must be paid by July 31st to avoid the addition of interest. You will receive a separate tax bill on each registered vehicle you own.

If I am billed incorrectly?

You may get a bill from a county or municipality in which you do not reside at the time of registration renewal. If this were to occur, you may go to either the county which billed you or in the county which should have billed you in order to correct the error. All incorrect billings should be corrected within thirty (30) days.

If I don't pay on time?

If taxes are not paid on time enforced collection of taxes will begin immediately upon the account reaching the delinquent status.  These legal actions may include, but are not limited to, garnishment of wages, attachment of bank accounts and rents, seizure and sale of personal property, or debt setoff.  Commencement of any of these actions will result in additional costs and/or fees being added to the unpaid bills.

A block will be set on your vehicle registration.  If a vehicle receives a block, the registration cannot be renewed again until the taxes, plus interest, have been paid. Registration can only be renewed on a blocked vehicle, after a paid tax receipt has been presented to DMV.

How do I appeal?

The valuation of your motor vehicle may be appealed to the Special Motor Vehicle Valuation Review Board.  This is done in the same manner as the valuation of your other property. The burden of proof will remain with you, the taxpayer. By statute, a valuation appeal must be completed within thirty (30) days from the date the notice is prepared.

How do I pay my tax bill?

Your vehicle tax bill can be paid through mail by check or money order, made payable to “Dare County Vehicle Tax”. Mail to PO Box 1000, Manteo, NC 27954. You may also pay in person at the Dare County Justice Center located at 962 Marshall C. Collins Drive, (off of Hwy 64/264), Manteo, NC 27954.

Payments by Visa, MasterCard,  Discover, or American Express can be paid on-line through Official Payments Corp. Dare County Tax will accept credit or debit card payments only via our IVR telephone system which can be reached by calling toll-free 1-888-272-9829.  The jurisdiction code for Dare County is 3955. *A convenience fee of 2.75% of the payment amount will be charged.

 

For more information about credit card payments and online payments for Dare County bills please call the Tax Department at 252-475-5952.

Points to remember:

To insure the assessment and registration functions run smoothly, we suggest you follow these instructions:

• Notify the DMV of any address change

• Register your vehicle on time

• Pay your taxes on time

• Make sure the County you reside in appears on your registration

• Report all incorrect billings immediately

 

Due Dates Chart
MO REGIS  EXP/REN'D	TAXES DUE	TAXES LATE
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FEB	JUNE	JULY
MAR	JULY	AUG
APR	AUG	SEPT
MAY	SEPT	OCT
JUN	OCT	NOV
JULY	NOV	DEC
AUG	DEC	JAN
SEPT	JAN	FEB
OCT	FEB	MAR
NOV	MAR	APR
DEC	APR	MAY