GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 55
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/17/97

Short Title:  Purple Heart Special Plates.	(Public)

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February 5, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT SPECIAL PURPLE HEART AWARD REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT AN ADDITIONAL FEE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT SURVIVING SPOUSES OF PURPLE HEART PLATE HOLDERS MAY CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED THOSE PLATES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b)(22) reads as rewritten:
     	" (22)	Purple Heart Recipient. – Issuable to a recipient of the Purple Heart award.  Also issuable to the surviving spouse of a person who had a Purple Heart plate at the time of death so long as the surviving spouse continues to renew the plate and does not remarry.  The plate shall bear the phrase ‘Purple Heart Veteran, Combat Wounded' and the letters ‘PH'."
Section 2.  G.S. 20-79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Fees. – Upon request, the Division shall provide and  issue free of charge one registration plate to a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, a 100% disabled veteran, and an ex-prisoner of war.  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
Historical Attraction		$30.00
State Attraction		$30.00
Collegiate Insignia		$25.00
Special Olympics		$25.00
Wildlife Resources		$20.00
Personalized		$20.00
Active Member of the National Guard		 None
Purple Heart Recipient		 None
All Other Special Plates		$10.00."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.