GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 976

Short Title:  Grandfather Certain License Plates.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Winner; and Carpenter.
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Referred to:  Finance.
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May 27, 1992

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT OWNERS OF CERTAIN HISTORIC MOTOR VEHICLES AND HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD OBTAINED PERMANENT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1991, ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANNUAL MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20-79.4A. Grandparent clause for horseless carriage plates.
Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 20-79.4 or G.S. 20-87, an owner of an historic motor vehicle is not required to pay the annual motor vehicle registration fees for a horseless carriage license plate issued for that vehicle under G.S. 20-79.4(a)(11) if before October 1, 1991, the owner had:
(1)	Obtained for that motor vehicle a horseless carriage special permanent license plate under former G.S. 20-81.2 (repealed); and
(2)	Paid the fifteen-dollar ($15.00) fee for the permanent plate."
Sec. 2.  Article 2A of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 20-37.6B. Grandparent clause for distinguishing license plates.
Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 20-37.6, a handicapped person is not required to pay the annual motor vehicle registration fee for a distinguishing license plate issued for a vehicle under G.S. 20-37.6(b)	if before October 1, 1991, the person had obtained for that motor vehicle a permanent distinguishing license plate under G.S. 20-37.6(b)."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective retroactively as of October 1, 1991.  The Commissioner shall refund fees paid that are no longer required pursuant to this act.