A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide active national guard members with a motor vehicle registration plate at no cost.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Fees. – Upon request, the Division shall provide and issue free of charge a single Legion of Valor, 100% Disabled Veteran, Active Member of the National Guard, and Ex‑Prisoner of War registration plate to a recipient of a Legion of Valor award, a 100% disabled veteran, an active member of the National Guard, and an ex‑prisoner of war each year. The preceding special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fees in G.S. 20‑88, if the registered weight of the vehicle is greater than 6,000 pounds. All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20‑87 or G.S. 20‑88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
Special Plate						Additional Fee Amount
Animal Lovers								$30.00
Back Country Horsemen of NC						$30.00
Coastal Conservation Association					$30.00
Crystal Coast								$30.00
El Pueblo									$30.00
First in Forestry								$30.00
Historical Attraction							$30.00
Home Care and Hospice							$30.00
HOMES4NC								$30.00
Hospice Care								$30.00
In God We Trust								$30.00
Maggie Valley Trout Festival						$30.00
National Kidney Foundation						$30.00
North Carolina 4‑H Development Fund					$30.00
North Carolina Libraries							$30.00
Personalized								$30.00
Share the Road								$30.00
State Attraction								$30.00
Stock Car Racing Theme							$30.00
Support Our Troops							$30.00
AIDS Awareness								$25.00
Buffalo Soldiers								$25.00
Collegiate Insignia							$25.00
Goodness Grows								$25.00
High School Insignia							$25.00
Kids First									$25.00
Olympic Games								$25.00
National Multiple Sclerosis Society					$25.00
National Wild Turkey Federation						$25.00
NC Agribusiness								$25.00
NC Children's Promise							$25.00
NC Coastal Federation							$30.00
Nurses										$25.00
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation						$25.00
Special Olympics								$25.00
Surveyor Plate								$25.00
The V Foundation for Cancer Research Division				$25.00
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina				$25.00
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity						$20.00
ALS Association, Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter				$20.00
ARC of North Carolina							$20.00
Audubon North Carolina							$20.00
Autism Society of North Carolina					$20.00
Be Active NC								$20.00
Brain Injury Awareness							$20.00
Breast Cancer Earlier Detection						$20.00
Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation					$20.00
Daughters of the American Revolution					$20.00
Ducks Unlimited								$20.00
Greyhound Friends of North Carolina					$20.00
Guilford Battleground Company						$20.00
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation					$20.00
Harley Owners' Group							$20.00
Litter Prevention								$20.00
March of Dimes								$20.00
NC Tennis Foundation							$20.00
NC Trout Unlimited							$20.00
NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation						$20.00
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity							$20.00
Prince Hall Mason 							$20.00
Save the Sea Turtles							$20.00
Scenic Rivers								$20.00
School Technology							$20.00
SCUBA									$20.00
Soil and Water Conservation						$20.00
Special Forces Association						$20.00
Support Public Schools							$20.00
US Equine Rescue League						$20.00
Wildlife Resources							$20.00
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority							$20.00
Carolina's Aviation Museum						$15.00
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society						$15.00
Lung Cancer Research							$15.00
Shag Dancing								$15.00
Active Member of the National Guard					None
100% Disabled Veteran							None
Ex‑Prisoner of War							None
Gold Star Lapel Button							None
Legion of Valor								None
Purple Heart Recipient							None
Silver Star Recipient							None
All Other Special Plates							$10.00."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2011.