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Living in Roxboro

Living in Roxboro


Roxboro is a small town with a little slower pace from our larger neighboring communities. In an effort to make finding the services needed for day to day life easy, we have gathered the basic services that make life a little easier.


Auto Registration Plates

All new residents of North Carolina are required to purchase license plates upon establishing residency. Contact the Department of Motor Vehicles on Highway #49 South (597-5636) for information regarding purchasing plates and vehicle inspections.

Liability insurance is required on all vehicles and a certificate of insurance from the insurer must be presented with the application for license.

You may register your vehicle and purchase plates at the

North Carolina License Plate Agency

811 North Madison Boulevard (in front of Lowes Foods)
For information call: 507-4809
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
closed for lunch from 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Drivers license

All residents are required to have a North Carolina Driver's License which may be obtained at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Applicants must take the oral or written examination and are subject , to a driving test. At the time for renewal drivers are required to take the eye exam and road sign test.
A Class C (regular) driver's license is $4.00 per year (varying from 4 to 8 years). Contact the DMV for information on Class A and B driver's licenses, duplicate license, ID cards and learners permit.  All licenses expire on your birthday. You are required to have your address changed within 60 days.
For more information call the DMV: 597-5636.

Motor Cycle operation
A drivers license is required to operate on public streets and highways. Operators must be at least age 16. North Carolina State laws requires drivers and riders to wear helmets. For more information call the DMV: 597-5636.

Marriage license

A marriage license is valid for 60 days after the issue date. There is no waiting period. The couple must present a certified copy of their birth certificates and show their driver's licenses or Social Security Cards. If either person has been divorced they must present a copy of the judgment. If either party in the couple wishing to be married is under 18 their parents are required to sign the marriage license. The cost of the license is $40.00 and may be obtained at the:

Register of Deed's Office
Person County Court House
Monday through Friday
8:3 0 a.m. - 4: 00 p.m., 597-7221
 

Voter registration

To become a registered voter you must be:

A citizen of the United States
A resident of Person County for at least 30 days prior to the next election.

For more information call the:
Person County Board of Elections
597-1727
or visit the office
Person County Office Building
1355 Madison Blvd
Roxboro, NC 27573


 
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