GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	2
HOUSE BILL 553
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/22/01

Short Title:	Wartime Veteran/Military Veteran Special Plate.	()	
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March 12, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE A SPECIAL PLATE FOR U.S. WARTIME MILITARY VETERANS AND FOR VETERANS OF THE ARMED SERVICES.

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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(26a)	Military Veteran. – Issuable to an individual who served honorably in the armed forces of the United States. The plate shall bear the words "U.S. Military Veteran" and the name and insignia of the branch of service in which the individual served. 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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(50a)	Wartime Military Veteran. – Issuable to a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who served during a period of war and who was separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions. The plate shall bear the words "U.S. Wartime Veteran" and the name and insignia of the branch of service in which the veteran served. The Division may not issue the plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for the 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.	The Gulf War, meaning the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the United States Congress.
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.