GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	3 

SENATE BILL 351
Transportation Committee Substitute Adopted 3/28/95
Finance Committee Substitute No. 2 Adopted 7/27/95

Short Title:  War Veteran Special Plate.	(Public)

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March 9, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES FOR WAR VETERANS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(28a)	War Veteran. – Issuable to a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who served during a period of war.  The plate shall bear the words 'War Veteran'.  The Division may not issue the plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for the plate.  A 'period of war' is any of the following:
a.	World War I, which began April 16, 1917, and ended November 11, 1918.
b.	World War II, which began December 7, 1941, and ended December 31, 1946.
c.	The Korean Conflict, which began June 27, 1950, and ended January 31, 1955.
d.	The Vietnam Era, which began August 5, 1964, and ended May 7, 1975.
e.	The Persian Gulf War, which began August 2, 1990, and will end on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the United States Congress.
f.	Any other campaign, expedition, or engagement for which the United States Department of Defense authorizes a campaign badge or medal."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.