SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES. (NEW)

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House Bill 435 (Public) Filed Monday, March 29, 2021
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE VARIOUS SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES.
Intro. by Iler.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (May 12 2021)

SOG comments (1):

Long title change

House committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original long title was AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE AN "A PET IS FAMILY" SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.

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Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 27 2021 - View Summary

    House committee substitute amends the 1st edition as follows. 

    Further amends GS 20-79.4(b) to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to also produce the following types of special registration plates with specified plate fees, in addition to the A Pet is Family special registration plate originally proposed: Electric Vehicle (no fee provided), Home of the Venus Flytrap ($30 fee with $20 quarterly transferred to the NC Botanical Garden Foundation Inc. to be used to support plant conservation and plant research), NC Association of Fire Chiefs ($30 fee with $20 quarterly transferred to the NC Association of Fire Chiefs for education programs for NC firefighters), and Special Olympics NC ($25 fee with $15 quarterly transferred to Special Olympics NC to fund athletic programs throughout NC). Makes issuance of Electric Vehicle, Home of the Venus Flytrap, and NC Association of Fire Chiefs plates contingent on the receipt of at least 500 plate applications for the respective plate type. No longer makes a technical change to the reference to the Fund established in GS 143B-135.234. Makes conforming changes to the authority granted to the Revisor of Statutes. Changes the act's titles.


  • Summary date: Mar 29 2021 - View Summary

    Amends GS 20-79.4(b) as title indicates. Establishes a special plate fee of $15 and requires that $5 of that fee be transferred quarterly to the Sergei Foundation Inc. to be used to assist low income families in paying for veterinary care. Makes technical changes. Effective July 1, 2021.