GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 990

Short Title:  Collegiate Registration Plates.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Barker, Winner; Conder, Daniel, and Johnson of Wake.
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Referred to:  Transportation.
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April 24, 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 each constituent institution of The University of North Carolina and for each independent college or university, domiciled in this State and licensed pursuant to G.S. 116-15, 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 the plate on forms which shall be provided by the Division and shall pay the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) 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 full 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)	Ten dollars ($10.00) of the special fee for the collegiate insignia license prescribed in subsection (b) of this section collected by the Division shall be distributed in accordance with G.S. 20-81.3(c) and the remaining five dollars ($5.00) of the special fee for the collegiate insignia license prescribed in subsection (b) of this section collected by the Division shall be distributed to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for each constituent institution for its general scholarship fund and to the Board of Trustees, or other governing board, of each independent college or university for its general scholarship fund.
	(e)  A collegiate insignia license shall be the color and design approved by the Division as appropriate for each constituent institution of The University of North Carolina and approved by the Chancellor of the constituent institution of The University of North Carolina and as appropriate for each independent college or university and approved by the President or other chief executive officer of the independent college or university.  In addition to insignia identifying the institution, the plate may be imprinted with letters and numerals as determined by the Division.
	(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."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.