GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

S                                                                                                                                                     1

SENATE BILL 298

 

 

Short Title:      Mayberry Special Registration Plate.

(Public)

Sponsors:

Senator Randleman (Primary Sponsor).

Referred to:

Rules and Operations of the Senate

March 16, 2017

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a mayberry special registration plate.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:

"(b)      Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:

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()          Mayberry. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear a representation of an adult and a child going fishing that is similar to the imagery in the opening credits of "The Andy Griffith Show" and the word "Mayberry" below the representation.

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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.7 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑79.7.  Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.

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(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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Maggie Valley Trout Festival                                                   Expired July 1, 2016

Mayberry                                                                                             $30.00

Morehead Planetarium                                                             Expired July 1, 2016

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(b)        Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which is established under G.S. 113A‑253, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:

Special Plate                              SRPA           CCAPA           CWMTF            PRTF

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March of Dimes – Expired

July 1, 2016

Mayberry                                                      $10                  $20                    0                      0

Mission Foundation – Expired

July 1, 2016

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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑81.12 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑81.12.  Collegiate insignia plates and certain other special plates.

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(b155)  Mayberry. – The applicable requirements of G.S. 20‑79.3A shall be met before the Mayberry plate may be developed. The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Mayberry plates to the Surry Arts Council to be used to provide support for the Council.

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SECTION 4.  The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑79.4(b) to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.

SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2018.