In Re Twin County Motorsports, Inc.

BEASLEY, Justice.

In this appeal we consider whether a corporation may appear or proceed at hearings before the Division of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) without being represented by an attorney. Because we have determined that a hearing before an administrative agency is not an “action or proceeding,” we hold that a nonattorney may appear or proceed on behalf of a corporation before an administrative hearing officer without engaging in the unauthorized practice of law under N.C.G.S. § 84-4.

Twin County Motorsports, Inc. (“Twin County”) is licensed by the DMV to perform vehicle emissions and equipment…