Inspection Station No. 31327 v. The NC Div. of Motor Vehicles

BRYANT, Judge.

*416 Where the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear an administrative appeal because the agency failed to comply with mandatory notice requirements of the applicable statute, we reverse the judgment of the trial court with instructions to vacate the final agency decision.

Petitioner Jiffy Lube ("petitioner") is a motor vehicle emissions inspection station licensed by the North Carolina Department of Motor *417 Vehicles ("DMV") pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 20-183.4A and is located at 1200 Laura Village Drive, Apex, North Carolina 27502. Petitioner employed Jesse Glenn…