GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	2 

SENATE BILL 1229
Transportation Committee Substitute Adopted 6/19/92

Short Title:  Historical Attractions Plates.	(Public)
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June 8, 1992

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE  REGISTRATION PLATES DEPICTING VARIOUS HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE INCOME FROM THE SALE OF THE 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:
"§ 20-81.13.  Cape Hatteras plates.
(a)	The Division shall develop a license plate depicting the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and shall issue the 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 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plate shall submit an application for the plate on a form provided by the Division and pay the sum of thirty dollars ($30.00) annually, which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee.
(c)	An application for a Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plate may be made at any time during the year.  If the application is made for a Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plate to replace an existing current valid plate, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plate shall be issued with appropriate decals attached.  The fee prescribed in subsection (b) of this section shall 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 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plate 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 additional fee imposed by subsection (b) of this section shall be credited to the Special Registration Plate Fund established under G.S. 20-79.7.  The remaining revenue derived from the additional fee imposed by subsection (b) of this section shall be credited to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Plate Fund, a separate fund established in the State Treasurer's office.  The revenue in the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Plate Fund shall be transferred quarterly to the Board of Directors of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, a nonprofit corporation, for the purpose of building and operating the museum.
(e)	The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plate may be imprinted with numerals beginning with the number ‘1'.  The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plate shall depict the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the background with the words ‘North Carolina' appearing on the plate.
(f)	The request for a Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plate may be combined with a request that the plate be a special personalized registration plate authorized by G.S. 20-79.4, upon payment of the fees required in that section.
(g)	The Division shall issue the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plates bearing the numerals ‘1' through ‘100' upon receipt of the applications that have been certified, approved, and forwarded to the Division by the Board of Directors of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum.  The Board of Directors of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum may receive additional funds, in any amount and from any source, for certifying and approving the applications forwarded to the Division of Motor Vehicles.  The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse license plates with numerals ‘101' and above may be issued by the Division to any qualified applicant filing an application directly with the Division."
Sec. 2.  Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20-81.14.  Old Salem plates.
(a)	The Division shall develop a license plate depicting Old Salem and shall issue the 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 an Old Salem license plate shall submit an application for the plate on a form provided by the Division and pay the sum of thirty dollars ($30.00) annually, which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee.
(c)	An application for an Old Salem license plate may be made at any time during the year.  If the application is made for an Old Salem license plate to replace an existing current valid plate, the Old Salem license plate shall be issued with appropriate decals attached.  The fee prescribed in subsection (b) of this section shall be paid.  No refund shall be made to the applicant for any unused portion remaining on the original plate.  When application is made for an Old Salem license plate 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 additional fee imposed by subsection (b) of this section shall be credited to the Special Registration Plate Fund established under G.S. 20-79.7.  The remaining revenue derived from the additional fee imposed by subsection (b) of this section shall be credited to the Old Salem Plate Fund, a separate fund established in the State Treasurer's office.  The revenue in the Old Salem Plate Fund shall be transferred quarterly to the Board of Directors of Old Salem, Incorporated, a nonprofit corporation, for the purpose of maintaining Old Salem.
(e)	The Old Salem license plate may be imprinted with numerals beginning with the number ‘1'.  The Old Salem license plate shall depict Old Salem in the background with the words ‘North Carolina' appearing on the plate.
(f)	The request for an Old Salem license plate may be combined with a request that the plate be a special personalized registration plate authorized by G.S. 20-79.4, upon payment of the fees required in that section.
(g)	The Division shall issue the Old Salem license plates bearing the numerals ‘1' through ‘100' upon receipt of the applications that have been certified, approved, and forwarded to the Division by the Board of Directors of Old Salem, Incorporated.  The Board of Directors of Old Salem, Incorporated may receive additional funds, in any amount and from any source, for certifying and approving the applications forwarded to the Division of Motor Vehicles.  The Old Salem license plates with numerals ‘101' and above may be issued by the Division to any qualified applicant filing an application directly with the Division."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.