A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to reauthorize the division of motor vehicles to produce special registration plates for the united states service academies.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑63(b1)(32) is repealed.
SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b)(234), as it existed on September 30, 2014, is reenacted.
SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b)(234), as reenacted by Section 2 of this act, reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(234)	United States Service Academy. – Issuable to a graduate of one of the service academies, upon furnishing to the Division proof of graduation. The plate shall bear the name of the specific service academy with an emblem that designates the specific service academy being represented. The Division, with the cooperation of each service academy, shall develop a special plate for each of the service academies. The Division must receive a combined total of 300 or more applications for all the plates authorized by this subdivision before a specific service academy plate may be developed. The plates authorized by this subdivision are not subject to the provisions of G.S. 20‑79.3A or G.S. 20‑79.8."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 20‑79.7(a1) reads as rewritten:
"(a1)	Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20‑87 or G.S. 20‑88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
Special Plate	Additional Fee Amount
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Silver Star Recipient	None
United States Service Academy	None
All Other Special Plates	$10.00."
SECTION 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law.