GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 44

Short Title:  Sports Teams Registration Plates.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Odom; Winner, Blackmon, Dannelly, Hoyle, Plyler, Rand, and Lucas.

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Referred to:  Transportation.

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January 26, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES FOR SUPPORTERS OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"21(a)	Professional Sports Supporter. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle.  The plate shall bear the logo for a particular professional sports team located in North Carolina."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( b4)	Professional Sports Supporters Plates. – The Division may, upon receipt of the 300 or more applications from supporters of a particular professional sports team representing a city in North Carolina, develop a registration plate with a unique number and bearing the logo for that professional sports team.  Provided, however, no sports supporter plate shall be developed unless the professional sports team licenses the State of North Carolina to develop the sports supporter plate bearing the official team logo."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.