Can a county garnish wages for uncollected property taxes in North Carolina?

Yes, they can!!! I had a car in 2001 for 2 months and lost my job and the car was repo'd. It is now 2009 and when I went to pay taxes on my current vehicle, they said I also had to pay taxes to the tune of $196 (on a $4000 car) on the 2001 tax bill before I could get my current car registration done. They also told me that they had filed for a garnishment with my employer (whom I no longer work for), so yes - they CAN and WILL! They will also take your state tax refund if you have any.