GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	3
HOUSE BILL 1389
 Senate Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 11/13/01 
Third Edition Engrossed 11/20/01 

Short Title:	Retired Magistrates Bill.	()	
Sponsors:	     	
Referred to:	     	
April 26, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE FOR RETIRED MAGISTRATES AND FOR RECIPIENTS OF THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(9a)	Combat Infantry Badge Recipient. – Issuable to a recipient of the Combat Infantry Badge.  The plate shall bear the phrase "Combat Infantry Badge" and a representation of the Combat Infantry Badge.  The Division may not issue the plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for the plate.
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(23)	Magistrate. – Issuable to a current or retired North Carolina magistrate. A plate issued to a current magistrate shall bear the letters "MJ" followed by a number indicating the district court district the magistrate serves, then by a hyphen, and then by a number indicating the seniority of the magistrate. The Division shall use the number "9" to designate District Court Districts 9 and 9B. A plate issued to a retired magistrate shall bear the phrase "Magistrate, Retired", the letters "MJX" followed by a hyphen and the number that indicates the district court district the magistrate served, followed by a letter based on the order of issuance of the plates." 
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.