GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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HOUSE BILL 118

Committee Substitute Favorable 3/19/09

Short Title:        Special Plate for Blue Knights.	(Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:

February 11, 2009

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a blue knights special plate for motor vehicles and motorcycles.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑79.4.  Special registration plates.

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(b)        Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:

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(14a) Blue Knights. – Issuable to a member of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Officers Motorcycle Club, Inc. The plate shall bear the emblem of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Officers Motorcycle Club, Inc. The Division must receive 300 or more applications for the plate before this plate may be developed. A person may obtain a special registration plate under this subdivision for a motor vehicle or motorcycle registered in that person's name. The registration fees and the restrictions on the issuance of a specialized registration plate for a motorcycle are the same as for any motor vehicle. The Division must receive a minimum of 300 applications to develop a special registration plate for a motorcycle.

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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑79.4.  Special registration plates.

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(b)        Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:

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(14a)(14b) Brain Injury Awareness. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the phrase "Brain Injury Awareness" and the logo of the nonprofit group Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, Inc.

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SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.