GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 699

SENATE BILL 98

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FREE REGISTRATION PLATES TO PERSONS AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The catch line of G.S. 20-81.4 is rewritten to read:

"§ 20-81.4.  Free registration plates to disabled veterans, former prisoners of war, and Congressional Medal of Honor recipients."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-81.4 is amended by adding two new subsections to read:

"(a2)    From and after January 1, 1986, the Division, upon request by a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor residing in this State, shall provide and issue to that person a special Congressional Medal of Honor registration and registration plates and/or validation stickers for either one automobile or one pickup truck, where the truck is not used for hire."

"(c2)    The registration plate and/or validation stickers provided for by this section for recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor shall be issued free of charge and only upon proof as may be required by the Division as to the recipient's status and proof of financial responsibility as required by the motor vehicle laws of North Carolina."

Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of July, 1985.