GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
S	4
SENATE BILL 3
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 2/27/01
House Committee Substitute Favorable 4/3/01
Corrected Copy 4/5/01

Short Title:	Desert Storm License Plate.	()	
Sponsors:	     	
Referred to:	     	
January 25, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE DESERT STORM SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20‑79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(11a)	Desert Storm Veteran. – Issuable to either a member or veteran of the armed services of the United States who served during Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm. 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 must bear the words "Desert Storm Veteran" and shall bear a replica of the Southwest Asia Service Medal. 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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SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.