A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to develop a motorcycle plate for the purple heart special plate.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b)(101) reads as rewritten:
"(101)	Purple Heart Recipient. – Issuable to a recipient of the Purple Heart award. The plate shall bear the phrase "Purple Heart Veteran, Combat Wounded" and the letters "PH". The Division may issue a special registration plate under this subdivision to the registered owner of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle. The plate for a motorcycle shall not contain the phrase "Purple Heart Veteran, Combat Wounded" but shall contain the letters "PH" and a representation of the Purple Heart award. The registration fees and restrictions on the issuance of a specialized registration plate under this subdivision are the same for a motorcycle as any other motor vehicle. The Division must receive 300 applications to develop a special registration plate for a motorcycle."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.