Golf Carts
“In person” Golf Cart registrations have been suspended due to COVID-19, so we are putting the following process in place to serve you.
If you currently have a registered golf cart and need to renew your sticker, you may now complete the online form below and mail it in, along with your payment of $25.00, to City Hall. Your new sticker will be mailed to you once your payment has been processed.
If you have a NEW golf cart or have never had yours inspected, you’ll need to call our office 910-457-7911 to schedule an appointment.
Southport City Hall
1029 N. Howe St., Southport, NC 28461
If you do not currently have a registration sticker and would like to get one or you have any questions, please call 910-457-7911 to arrange for an appointment for an inspection.
NC Department of Transportation
Click here for complete information.
Automobile Registration
To change an out-of-state title, an owner must show the title, registration, and insurance policy number and declare the mileage on the vehicle and fill out MVIR-1 Title Application. For a new title, proof of insurance coverage and mileage information is required. State annual registration license fee is $28 per private passenger vehicle. Please see www.ncdot.org website for more specific information on automobile registration.
Driver’s License
New drivers must take written, vision, sign and road tests. Bring a certified copy of birth certificate and one other official document showing your age. Out-of-state drivers must take written, vision and sign tests, and possibly a road test, and surrender their old licenses. Proof of liability insurance DL 123 is required for any first time licenses in North Carolina or anyone renewing his license who has had a traffic conviction within the past four years.
Shallotte DMV Office
5300 Main Street
Shallotte, NC 28470
(910) 754-4591 (Registration)
(910) 754-5114 (Drivers License)
NC Driver’s License Applications – For customers applying for a NC driver’s license or transferring Out-of-State Driver’s License (OSDL), needs to have the following documents:
- Two forms of governmental ID’s
- Proof of residency
- Proof of insurance
NC ID Card Applications – For customers applying for NC identification card (ID) needs to have the following documents:
- Two forms of governmental ID’s
- Proof of residency
Duplicate Licenses – For customers requesting a duplicate of DL or ID card need NOT have those documents because they are already in the NC DMV database.
Southport DMV location as been discontinued.