§ 92.02 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle that:

      (1)   Has been left upon a street or highway in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking;

      (2)   Is left on property owned or operated by the city for longer than 24 hours;

      (3)   Is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant, or lessee there for longer than two hours; or

      (4)   Is left on any public street or highway for longer than seven days.

   JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE. An abandoned motor vehicle that does not display a current license plate and that:

      (1)   Is partially dismantled or wrecked;

      (2)   Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended to move; or

      (3)   Is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than $100.

   MOTOR VEHICLE. Includes all machines designed or intended to travel over land or water by self-propulsion or while attached to any self-propelled vehicle.

(G.S. § 160A-303.2(a))