GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	4 

HOUSE BILL 55
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/17/97
Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 4/14/97
Senate Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 8/20/98

Short Title:  No Fee for Purple Heart Plates.	(Public)

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February 5, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ELIMINATE THE FEE FOR PURPLE HEART REGISTRATION PLATES, TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO REDESIGN THE PURPLE HEART PLATE, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE TO A RECIPIENT OF THE SILVER STAR AND TO A RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  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
Olympic Games	$25.00
Special Olympics	$25.00
March of Dimes	$20.00
Scenic Rivers	$20.00
School Technology	$20.00
Soil and Water Conservation	$20.00
Wildlife Resources	$20.00
Personalized	$20.00