A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to issue first in flight registration plates to the department of defense.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑39.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(g1)	The Commissioner may, upon request of the United States Department of Defense, issue a private license plate to the Department of Defense. A plate issued under this section is subject to G.S. 20‑63, except for the requirement that the plate display the registration number of a motor vehicle. The plate may be moved from vehicle to vehicle, provided the vehicle is used only for official government business and not permanently assigned to a single individual. The driver of a vehicle bearing a plate issued under this subsection must carry a copy of the registration card for the Department of Defense plate while operating the vehicle on the public highways. A plate issued under this subsection is issued on an annual basis. Information related to a plate issued under this subsection shall be kept confidential and is not a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.