A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to remove the 300 plate requirement from special license plates for world war II and Korean conflict veterans' plates.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b)(27b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(27b)	Military Wartime Veteran. – Issuable to either a member or veteran of the armed services of the United States who served during a period of war. If the person is a veteran of the armed services, then the veteran must be separated from the armed services under honorable conditions. The plate shall bear a word or phrase identifying the period of war and a replica of the campaign badge or medal awarded for that war. Except for World War II and Korean Conflict plates, the Division may not issue a plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for that plate. A "period of war" is any of the following:
a.	World War I, meaning the period beginning April 16, 1917, and ending November 11, 1918.
b.	World War II, meaning the period beginning December 7, 1941, and ending December 31, 1946.
c.	The Korean Conflict, meaning the period beginning June 27, 1950, and ending January 31, 1955.
d.	The Vietnam Era, meaning the period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending May 7, 1975.
e.	Desert Storm, meaning the period beginning August 2, 1990, and ending April 11, 1991.
f.	Any other campaign, expedition, or engagement for which the United States Department of Defense authorizes a campaign badge or medal."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.