GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION LAW 2001-40
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.
s/ Marc Basnight
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 2:10 p.m. this 26th day of April, 2001