GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001

SENATE BILL 3
RATIFIED BILL

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.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 16th day of April, 2001.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

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		 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2001