A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to issue a gold star special plate to immediate family members of a person who lost his or her life in active military service.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The following subdivisions in G.S. 20‑79.4(b) are recodified as follows:
(1)	Subdivision (b)(16b) is recodified as (b)(16i).
(2)	Subdivision (b)(16c) is recodified as (b)(16l).
(3)	Subdivision (b)(16d) is recodified as (b)(16o).
(4)	Subdivision (b)(16f) is recodified as (b)(16r).
SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(16f)	Gold Star Lapel Button. – Issuable to the recipient of the Gold Star lapel button. The plate shall bear the emblem of the Gold Star lapel button and the words "Gold Star". The Division may not issue the plate authorized by this subdivision unless it receives at least 300 applications for the plate."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.