Bill Text: NC S69 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Plate
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-11 - Ref To Com On Finance [S69 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2013-S69-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
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SENATE BILL 69
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Short Title: Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Plate. |
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Sponsors: |
Senators Brunstetter, Apodaca, Brock (Primary Sponsors); Brown, Daniel, Jackson, and Rabin. |
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Referred to: |
Finance. |
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February 11, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a special registration plate for the national law enforcement officers memorial.
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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() National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the phrase "National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial" and the logo of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
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SECTION 2. G.S. 20‑79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑79.7. Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.
(a) Fees. – Upon request, the Division shall provide and issue free of charge a single Legion of Valor, 100% Disabled Veteran, and Ex‑Prisoner of War registration plate to a recipient of a Legion of Valor award, a 100% disabled veteran, and an ex‑prisoner of war each year. The preceding special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fees in G.S. 20‑88, if the registered weight of the vehicle is greater than 6,000 pounds. 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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National Kidney Foundation $30.00
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial $30.00
North Carolina 4‑H Development Fund $30.00
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SECTION 3. G.S. 20‑79.7(b) reads as rewritten:
"(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 Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. 113‑77.7, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:
Special Plate SRPA CCAPA NHTF PRTF
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National Kidney Foundation $10 $20 0 0
National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial $10 $20 0 0
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society $10 $15 0 0
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SECTION 4. G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b126) National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a "National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial" plate before the plate may be developed. The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of "National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial" plates to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to support the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC."
SECTION 5. This act becomes effective July 1, 2013.
