GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	2 

SENATE BILL 976
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 6/18/92

Short Title:  Grandfather Certain License Plates.	(Public)
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May 27, 1992

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT OWNERS OF CERTAIN HISTORIC MOTOR VEHICLES 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had obtained for that motor vehicle a horseless carriage special permanent license plate under former G.S. 20-81.2 (repealed).  The horseless carriage license plate issued to an owner under this section shall have the word ‘Permanent' on it."
Sec. 2.  An owner of an historic vehicle who paid registration renewal fees that are no longer required pursuant to this act may apply to the Commissioner for a refund of the fees paid.  The application must be made prior to January 1, 1993.  Upon application, the Commissioner shall refund the fees paid that are no longer required under this act from revenue collections in the Special Registration Plate Fund.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective retroactively as of October 1, 1991.