GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1995 SESSION

CHAPTER 326
HOUSE BILL 108

AN ACT TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED REGISTRATION PLATES FOR RETIRED CLERKS OF SUPERIOR COURT AND FOR SUPPORTERS OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS AND TO LIMIT AMERICAN LEGION SPECIALIZED REGISTRATION PLATES TO MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b)(5) reads as rewritten:
"(5)	Clerk of Superior Court. – Issuable to a current or retired clerk of superior court.  A plate issued to a current clerk shall bear the phrase 'Clerk Superior Court' and the letter 'C' followed by a number that indicates the county the clerk serves.  A plate issued to a retired clerk shall bear the phrase 'Clerk Superior Court, Retired', the letter 'C' followed by a number that indicates the county the clerk served, and the letter 'X' indicating the clerk's retired status."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(21a)	Professional Sports Fan. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle.  The plate shall bear the logo of a professional sports team located in North Carolina.  The Division shall receive 300 or more applications for a professional sports fan plate before a plate may be issued.  The Division shall not develop a professional sports fan plate unless the professional sports team licenses, without charge, the State to use the official team logo on the plate."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 20-79.4(b)(2a) reads as rewritten:
"(2a)	American Legion. – Issuable to a member of the American Legion.  The plate shall bear the words 'American Legion' and the emblem of the American Legion.  The Division may not issue the plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for the plate."
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26th day of June, 1995.

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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

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Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives