GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 639

Short Title:  Sheriff's Registration Plate.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Gulley; Allran, Ballance, Ballantine, Blust, Carpenter, Carrington, Cochrane, Dalton, Dannelly, Foxx, Garwood, Horton, Hoyle, Jenkins, Kinnaird, Ledbetter, Lee, Lucas, Martin of Pitt, McDaniel, Miller, Perdue, Phillips, Rand, Shaw of Cumberland, Shaw of Guilford, Soles, Warren, Weinstein, and Wellons.

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Referred to:  Transportation.

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April 1, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE SPECIAL REGISTRATION LICENSE PLATES FOR CURRENT SHERIFFS AND CERTAIN RETIRED SHERIFFS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(22a1)	Sheriff. – Issuable to a current sheriff or a retired sheriff, if the retired sheriff served as sheriff for 10 or more years.  A plate issued to a current sheriff shall bear the word 'Sheriff' and the letter 'S' followed by a number that indicates the county the sheriff serves.  A plate issued to a retired sheriff who served as sheriff for 10 or more years shall bear the words 'Sheriff, Retired', the letter 'S' followed by a number that indicates the county the sheriff served, and the letter 'X' indicating the sheriff's retired status."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.