GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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HOUSE BILL DRH30021-MLf-40   (01/12)

 

 

 

Short Title:      Colorectal Cancer Awareness License Plate.

(Public)

Sponsors:

Representatives Brawley, Dulin, Torbett, and Grange (Primary Sponsors).

Referred to:

 

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a colorectal cancer awareness special registration plate.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑63(b1) reads as rewritten:

"(b1)    The following special registration plates do not have to be a "First in Flight" plate or "First in Freedom" plate as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The design of the plates that are not "First in Flight" plates or "First in Freedom" plates must be developed in accordance with G.S. 20‑79.4(a3). For special plates authorized in G.S. 20‑79.7 on or after July 1, 2013, the Division may not issue the plate on a background under this subsection unless it receives at least 200 applications for the plate in addition to the applications required under G.S. 20‑79.4 or G.S. 20‑81.12.

(54)      Colorectal Cancer Awareness."

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

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

()          Colorectal Cancer Awareness. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear (i) the phrase "It Takes a Warrior to Battle Cancer!" across the top of the plate, (ii) a symbol on the left side of the plate of a blue ribbon with two wings that are colored blue, grey, and black, (iii) the phrase "Blue Ribbon Warrior" above the symbol, (iv) the phrase "Colorectal Cancer Awareness" below the symbol, and (v) the letters "CC" on the right side of the plate. The plate authorized under this subdivision is not subject to G.S. 20‑79.3A(c) or the deadline set forth in G.S. 20‑79.3A(b).

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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑79.7 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑79.7.  Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.

(a1)      Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20‑87 or G.S. 20‑88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:

Special Plate                                                              Additional Fee Amount

Coastal Land Trust                                                                              $30.00

Colorectal Cancer Awareness                                                             $30.00

Crystal Coast                                                                            Expired July 1, 2016

(b)        Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which is established under G.S. 113A‑253, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:

Special Plate                              SRPA           CCAPA           CWMTF            PRTF

Coastal Land Trust                                      $10                  $20                    0                      0

Colorectal Cancer Awareness                      $10                  $20                    0                      0

Concerned Bikers Association/

ABATE of North Carolina –

Expired July 1, 2016

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SECTION 4.  G.S. 20‑81.12 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑81.12.  Collegiate insignia plates and certain other special plates.

(b155)  Colorectal Cancer Awareness. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a Colorectal Cancer Awareness plate before the plate may be developed. The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Colorectal Cancer Awareness plates to the Colon Cancer Coalition to be used to promote prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer and to provide support to persons affected.

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SECTION 5.  The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑79.4(b) to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.

SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2017.