GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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HOUSE BILL DRH10115-MLf-124   (03/08)

Short Title:      Partially Disabled Veteran/Free Plate.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Hastings, Brawley, Speciale, and Henson (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO PROVIDE A SINGLE PARTIALLY DISABLED VETERAN REGISTRATION PLATE FREE OF CHARGE TO A PERSON QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE THE PLATE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.7(a) reads as rewritten:

"(a)      Free of Charge. – Upon request, the Division shall annually provide and issue free of charge a single special registration plate listed in this subsection to a person qualified to receive the plate in accordance with G.S. 20‑79.4(a2). This subsection does not apply to a special registration plate issued for a vehicle that has a registered weight greater than 6,000 pounds. The regular motor vehicle registration fees in G.S. 20‑88 apply if the registered weight of the vehicle is greater than 6,000 pounds:

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(6) A Partially Disabled Veteran registration plate to a partially disabled veteran."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2017, and applies to special registration plates issued or renewed on or after that date.