Legal Question in Criminal Law in North Carolina

Possibly. If this is a fine for a criminal type matter (including traffic tickets) generally, you would need permission from a Judge. Preferably, the same judge that gave the fine in the first place. To get permission you would need to know how to get in front of an appropriate judge and how to properly make a motion / request an extension of time to pay the fine. Every judge has their own policies ranging from some who are fairly lenient to some who never give time to pay. If you want to attempt to do this your self, you can try going to the clerk of courts office for the type of matter you have and ask to present you request to the appropriate judge.