What does the manual name as a consequence of failing to make a required crash report?
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A.
Automatic loss of your vehicle registration for one year
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B.
A note on your record with no other penalty
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C.
Prosecution and possible suspension of your driver license Correct
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D.
A fixed civil fine of $250 payable to the DMV
The answer is "Prosecution and possible suspension of your driver license"
Skipping a required crash report can lead to prosecution and to suspension of your driver license. Choice D tempts drivers who assume the penalty is a fixed civil fine, the way an expired-inspection ticket works, when the manual actually lets prosecutors and the DMV both take action.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Automatic loss of your vehicle registration for one year
Adds a registration-loss penalty that the manual does not list for missed reports. This answer confuses the plate-revocation penalty for lapsed insurance with the separate crash-report duty.
B. A note on your record with no other penalty
Treats the missed report as a record note only, ignoring both prosecution and suspension. This answer assumes DMV notes replace the actual enforcement route the manual sets out.
D. A fixed civil fine of $250 payable to the DMV
Substitutes a fixed civil fine for the prosecution-and-suspension exposure the manual names. This answer reads crash-report failure as a routine paperwork penalty, the way an expired-tag fine works.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Crashes," p.78..
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