GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	2 

SENATE BILL 892
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 7/6/89

Short Title:  Collegiate Registration Plates.	(Public)
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April 17, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR COLLEGIATE INSIGNIA REGISTRATION PLATES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20-81.11. Collegiate insignia plates.
	(a)	The Division shall develop a collegiate license plate as provided in this section for State and independent universities, domiciled in this State, and shall issue a collegiate license plate to the owner of any motor vehicle, except a vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan or a commercial truck, upon application and payment of the appropriate fees.
	(b)	An owner who desires a collegiate insignia plate shall make application for such plates on forms which shall be provided by the Division and pay the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) annually, which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee.
	(c)	An application for a collegiate insignia license plate may be made at any time during the year.  If the application is made for a collegiate insignia license plate to replace an existing current valid plate, the specialty plate shall be issued with appropriate decals attached.  The fee prescribed in subsection (b) of this section must be paid.  No refund shall be made to the applicant for any unused portion remaining on the original plate.  When application is made for a collegiate insignia license at the beginning of the applicant's registration period, the normal registration fee must be paid in addition to the fee prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.
(d)	The revenue derived from the additional fee for the collegiate plates shall be placed in a separate fund designated the ‘Collegiate Plate Fund'.  The additional fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1)	Ten dollars ($10.00) of the special fee shall be used to cover the cost of the plates, plus budgetary requirements for handling and issuance to be determined by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.  After deducting these administrative costs, any remaining monies derived from this $10.00 shall be periodically transferred to the Department of Transportation pursuant to G.S. 20-81.3(c)(2).
(2)	Fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the special fee shall be distributed to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for all State universities and to the Board of Trustees for each independent college or university in the State in proportion to the number of collegiate plates sold representing that institution for use for academic enhancement, including scholarships and private fund-raising activities at the institution.
(e)	Collegiate plates shall be of a color, design and material approved by the Division.  In addition to insignia identifying the university, the plate may be imprinted with letters and numerals as determined by the Division, but the words ‘North Carolina' shall appear on the plate.
	(f)  The request for a collegiate insignia license plate may be combined with a request that the plate be a special personalized registration plate authorized by G.S. 20-81.3.
(g)	The Division must receive 150 or more applications from each college or university before a collegiate license plate may be developed.  The college or university shall keep a file of all applications until 150 applications are received."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1990.