Whenever this chapter requires the Tax Collector to give a written statement or notice to an applicant or a licensee, he or she may do so in any one of 3 ways:
(A) By personally delivering the statement or notice to the applicant or licensee;
(B) By mailing the statement or notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address specified for that purpose in the license application; or
(C) By causing the statement or notice to be served on the applicant or licensee in accordance with the procedures for service or process under Rule 4, North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
(1981 Code, § 8-21)