GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE BILL 5

Second Edition Engrossed 3/17/15

Short Title:        Military Veterans Special Plate.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative Torbett (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.
Referred to:	Transportation, if favorable, Finance.

January 29, 2015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to reauthorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a special registration plate for military veterans and remove the requirement that the division must receive a minimum number of applications before issuing the plate.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b)(122), as it existed on September 30, 2014, is reenacted.

SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b)(122), as reenacted by Section 1 of this act, reads as rewritten:

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

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(122)    Military Veteran. – Issuable to an individual who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States. The plate shall bear the words "U.S. Military Veteran" and the name and insignia of the branch of service in which the individual served. The Division may not issue the plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for the plate.The plate authorized by this subdivision is not subject to the provisions of G.S. 20‑79.3A or G.S. 20‑79.8."

SECTION 3.  The fee amount set for "Military Veteran" special registration plates in G.S. 20‑79.7(a1) is reenacted.

SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective 90 days after it becomes law.