GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1143

Short Title:  Handicapped Plate Recertification.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Decker.

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Referred to:  Transportation, if favorable, Judiciary II.

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April 21, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT PERMANENTLY DISABLED DRIVERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE MEDICALLY RECERTIFIED WHEN RENEWING HANDICAPPED PLACARDS OR REGISTRATION PLATES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-37.6(c1) reads as rewritten:
"(c1)	Application and Renewal; Physician's Certification. – The initial application for a permanent distinguishing license plate, removable windshield placard, or temporary removable windshield placard shall be accompanied by a certification of a licensed physician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist or of the Division of Services for the Blind that the applicant is handicapped.  The certification shall state whether or not the disability is permanent.  The application for a temporary removable windshield placard shall contain additional certification to include the period of time the certifying authority determines the applicant will have the disability. Distinguishing license plates shall be renewed annually, but subsequent applications shall not require a medical certification that the applicant is handicapped.  Removable windshield placards shall be renewed every five years, and renewal shall not require a medical recertification that the person is handicapped if the disability is permanent.  Temporary removable windshield placards shall expire no later than six months after issuance."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.