A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to issue disabled veteran and partially‑disabled veteran special registration plates for motorcycles.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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(62)	Disabled Veteran. – Issuable to a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who suffered a 100% service‑connected disability. A person may obtain from the Division a special registration plate under this subdivision for the registered owner of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle.
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(179)	Partially Disabled Veteran. – Issuable to a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who suffered a service connected disability of less than 100%. A person may obtain from the Division a special registration plate under this subdivision for the registered owner of a motor vehicle or a motorcycle.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Free of Charge. – Upon request, and except for the special registration plate listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the Division shall annually provide and issue free of charge a single special registration plate listed in this subsection to a person qualified to receive the plate in accordance with G.S. 20‑79.4(a2). For the special registration plate listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection, and upon request, the Division shall annually provide and issue free of charge a single registration plate for both a motor vehicle and a motorcycle to a person qualified to receive each plate in accordance with G.S. 20‑79.4(a2). This subsection does not apply to a special registration plate issued for a vehicle that has a registered weight greater than 6,000 pounds. The regular motor vehicle registration fees in G.S. 20‑88 apply if the registered weight of the vehicle is greater than 6,000 pounds:
(1)	A Legion of Valor registration plate to a recipient of the Legion of Valor award.
(2)	A 100% Disabled Veteran registration plate to a 100% disabled veteran.
(3)	An Ex‑Prisoner of War registration plate to an ex‑prisoner of war.
(4)	A Bronze Star Valor registration plate to a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal for valor in combat award.
(5)	A Silver Star registration plate to a recipient of the Silver Star award."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2017.