A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a special registration plate for the national law enforcement officers memorial.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  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:
…
()	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the phrase "National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial" and the logo of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
…."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑79.7.  Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.
(a)	Fees. – Upon request, the Division shall provide and issue free of charge a single Legion of Valor, 100% Disabled Veteran, and Ex‑Prisoner of War registration plate to a recipient of a Legion of Valor award, a 100% disabled veteran, 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
American Red Cross	$30.00
Animal Lovers	$30.00
Arthritis Foundation	$30.00
ARTS NC	$30.00
Back Country Horsemen of NC	$30.00
Boy Scouts of America	$30.00
Brenner Children's Hospital	$30.00
Carolina Raptor Center	$30.00
Carolinas Credit Union Foundation	$30.00
Carolinas Golf Association	$30.00
Coastal Conservation Association	$30.00
Coastal Land Trust	$30.00
Crystal Coast	$30.00
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden	$30.00
El Pueblo	$30.00
Farmland Preservation	$30.00
First in Forestry	$30.00
Girl Scouts	$30.00
Greensboro Symphony Guild	$30.00
Historical Attraction	$30.00
Home Care and Hospice	$30.00
Home of American Golf	$30.00
HOMES4NC	$30.00
Hospice Care	$30.00
In God We Trust	$30.00
Maggie Valley Trout Festival	$30.00
Mountains‑to‑Sea Trail	$30.00
NC Civil War	$30.00
NC Coastal Federation	$30.00
NC Veterinary Medical Association	$30.00
National Kidney Foundation	$30.00
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial	$30.00
North Carolina 4‑H Development Fund	$30.00
North Carolina Emergency Management Association	$30.00
North Carolina Green Industry Council	$30.00
North Carolina Libraries	$30.00
Outer Banks Preservation Association	$30.00
Pamlico‑Tar River Foundation	$30.00
P.E.O. Sisterhood	$30.00
Personalized	$30.00
Retired Legislator	$30.00
Ronald McDonald House	$30.00
Share the Road	$30.00
S.T.A.R.	$30.00
State Attraction	$30.00
Stock Car Racing Theme	$30.00
Support NC Education	$30.00
Support Our Troops	$30.00
Toastmasters Club	$30.00
Topsail Island Shoreline Protection	$30.00
Travel and Tourism	$30.00
AIDS Awareness	$25.00
Buffalo Soldiers	$25.00
Choose Life	$25.00
Collegiate Insignia	$25.00
First in Turf	$25.00
Goodness Grows	$25.00
High School Insignia	$25.00
Kids First	$25.00
National Multiple Sclerosis Society	$25.00
National Wild Turkey Federation	$25.00
NC Agribusiness	$25.00
NC Children's Promise	$25.00
Nurses	$25.00
Olympic Games	$25.00
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation	$25.00
Special Olympics	$25.00
Support Soccer	$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
Battle of Kings Mountain	$20.00
Be Active NC	$20.00
Brain Injury Awareness	$20.00
Breast Cancer Earlier Detection	$20.00
Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation	$20.00
Concerned Bikers Association/ABATE of North Carolina	$20.00
Daughters of the American Revolution	$20.00
Donate Life	$20.00
Ducks Unlimited	$20.00
Greyhound Friends of North Carolina	$20.00
Guilford Battleground Company	$20.00
Harley Owners' Group	$20.00
Jaycees	$20.00
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation	$20.00
Kappa Alpha Order	$20.00
Litter Prevention	$20.00
March of Dimes	$20.00
Morgan Horse Club	$20.00
Native American	$20.00
NC Fisheries Association	$20.00
NC Horse Council	$20.00
NC Mining	$20.00
NC Tennis Foundation	$20.00
NC Trout Unlimited	$20.00
NC Victim Assistance	$20.00
NC Wildlife Federation	$20.00
NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation	$20.00
NC Youth Soccer Association	$20.00
North Carolina Master Gardener	$20.00
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity	$20.00
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity	$20.00
Piedmont Airlines	$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
Sustainable Fisheries	$20.00
US Equine Rescue League	$20.00
USO of NC	$20.00
Wildlife Resources	$20.00
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority	$20.00
Carolina Regional Volleyball Association	$15.00
Carolina's Aviation Museum	$15.00
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society	$15.00
Lung Cancer Research	$15.00
NC Beekeepers	$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
All Other Special Plates	$10.00."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑79.7(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF), which is established under G.S. 113‑77.7, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	NHTF	PRTF
AIDS Awareness	$10	 $15	0	0
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity	$10	$10	0	0
ALS Association, Jim "Catfish"
Hunter Chapter	$10	$10	0	0
American Red Cross	$10	$20	0	0
Animal Lovers	$10	$20	0	0
ARC of North Carolina	$10	$10	0	0
Arthritis Foundation	$10	$20	0	0
ARTS NC	$10	$20	0	0
Audubon North Carolina	$10	$10	0	0
Autism Society of North
Carolina	$10	$10	0	0
Back Country Horsemen of NC	$10	$20	0	0
Battle of Kings Mountain	$10	$10	0	0
Be Active NC	$10	$10	0	0
Boy Scouts of America	$10	$20	0	0
Brain Injury Awareness	$10	$10	0	0
Breast Cancer Earlier Detection	$10	$10	0	0
Brenner Children's Hospital	$10	$20	0	0
Buddy Pelletier Surfing
Foundation	$10	$10	0	0
Buffalo Soldiers	$10	$15	0	0
Carolina Raptor Center	$10	$20	0	0
Carolina Regional Volleyball
Association	$10	$5	0	0
Carolina's Aviation Museum	$10	$5	0	0
Carolinas Credit Union
Foundation	$10	$20	0	0
Carolinas Golf Association	$10	$20	0	0
Choose Life	$10	$15	0	0
Coastal Conservation
Association	$10	$20	0	0
Coastal Land Trust	$10	$20	0	0
Concerned Bikers Association/
ABATE of North Carolina	$10	$10	0	0
Crystal Coast	$10	$20	0	0
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens	$10	$20	0	0
Daughters of the American
Revolution	$10	$10	0	0
Donate Life	$10	$10	0	0
Ducks Unlimited	$10	$10	0	0
El Pueblo	$10	$20	0	0
Farmland Preservation	$10	$20	0	0
First in Forestry	$10	$10	$10	0
First in Turf	$10	$15	0	0
Girl Scouts	$10	$20	0	0
Goodness Grows	$10	$15	0	0
Greensboro Symphony Guild	$10	$20	0	0
Greyhound Friends of North
Carolina	$10	$10	0	0
Guilford Battleground
Company	$10	$10	0	0
Harley Owners' Group	$10	$10	0	0
High School Insignia	$10	$15	0	0
Historical Attraction	$10	$20	0	0
Home Care and Hospice	$10	$20	0	0
Home of American Golf	$10	$20	0	0
HOMES4NC	$10	$20	0	0
Hospice Care	$10	$20	0	0
In God We Trust	$10	$20	0	0
In‑State Collegiate Insignia	$10	$15	0	0
Jaycees	$10	$10	0	0
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation	$10	$10	0	0
Kappa Alpha Order	$10	$10	0	0
Kids First	$10	$15	0	0
Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society	$10	$5	0	0
Litter Prevention	$10	$10	0	0
Lung Cancer Research	$10	$5	0	0
Maggie Valley Trout Festival	$10	$20	0	0
March of Dimes	$10	$10	0	0
Morgan Horse Club	$10	$20	0	0
Mountains‑to‑Sea Trail	$10	$20	0	0
National Kidney Foundation	$10	$20	0	0
National Law Enforcement Officers			
Memorial	$10	$20	0	0
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society	$10	$15	0	0
National Wild Turkey
Federation	$10	$15	0	0
Native American	$10	$10	0	0
NC Agribusiness	$10	$15	0	0
NC Beekeepers	$10	$5	0	0
NC Children's Promise	$10	$15	0	0
NC Civil War	$10	$20	0	0
NC Coastal Federation	$10	$20	0	0
NC 4‑H Development Fund	$10	$20	0	0
NC Fisheries Association	$10	$10	0	0
NC Horse Council	$10	$10	0	0
NC Mining	$10	$10	0	0
NC Tennis Foundation	$10	$10	0	0
NC Trout Unlimited	$10	$10	0	0
NC Veterinary Medical
Association	$10	$20	0	0
NC Victim Assistance	$10	$10	0	0
NC Wildlife Federation	$10	$10	0	0
NC Wildlife Habitat
Foundation	$10	$10	0	0
NC Youth Soccer
Association	$10	$10	0	0
North Carolina Emergency
Management Association	$10	$20	0	0
North Carolina Green Industry
Council	$10	$20	0	0
North Carolina Libraries	$10	$20	0	0
North Carolina Master Gardener	$10	$10	0	0
Nurses	$10	$15	0	0
Olympic Games	$10	$15	0	0
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity	$10	$10	0	0
Out‑of‑state Collegiate Insignia	$10	0	$15	0
Outer Banks Preservation
Association	$10	$20	0	0
Pamlico‑Tar River Foundation	$10	$20	0	0
P.E.O. Sisterhood	$10	$20	0	0
Personalized	$10	0	$15	$5
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity	$10	$10	0	0
Piedmont Airlines	$10	$10	0	0
Prince Hall Mason	$10	$10	0	0
Retired Legislator	$10	$20	0	0
Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation	$10	$15	0	0
Ronald McDonald House	$10	$20	0	0
Save the Sea Turtles	$10	$10	0	0
Scenic Rivers	$10	$10	0	0
School Technology	$10	$10	0	0
SCUBA	$10	$10	0	0
Shag Dancing	$10	$5	0	0
Share the Road	$10	$20	0	0
Soil and Water Conservation	$10	$10	0	0
Special Forces Association	$10	$10	0	0
Special Olympics	$10	$15	0	0
S.T.A.R.	$10	$20	0	0
State Attraction	$10	$20	0	0
Stock Car Racing Theme	$10	$20	0	0
Support NC Education	$10	$20	0	0
Support Our Troops	$10	$20	0	0
Support Public Schools	$10	$10	0	0
Support Soccer	$10	$15	0	0
Surveyor Plate	$10	$15	0	0
Sustainable Fisheries	$10	$20	0	0
The V Foundation for Cancer
Research	$10	$15	0	0
Toastmasters Club	$10	$20	0	0
Topsail Island Shoreline
Protection	$10	$20	0	0
Travel and Tourism	$10	$20	0	0
University Health Systems of
Eastern Carolina	$10	$15	0	0
US Equine Rescue League	$10	$10	0	0
USO of NC	$10	$10	0	0
Wildlife Resources	$10	$10	0	0
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority	$10	$10	0	0
All other Special Plates	$10	0	0	0."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 20‑81.12 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b126)	National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a "National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial" plate before the plate may be developed. The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of "National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial" plates to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to support the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C."
SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2012.