GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001

SESSION LAW 2001-483
HOUSE BILL 1389

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.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 29th day of November, 2001.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 11:30 a.m. this 6th day of December, 2001