GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

 

SESSION LAW 2017-114

HOUSE BILL 30

 

 

AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a colorectal cancer awareness special registration plate, a big rock blue marlin tournament special registration plate, and a kick cancer for kids special registration plate.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑63(b1) reads as rewritten:

"(b1)    The following special registration plates do not have to be a "First in Flight" plate or "First in Freedom" plate as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The design of the plates that are not "First in Flight" plates or "First in Freedom" plates must be developed in accordance with G.S. 20‑79.4(a3). For special plates authorized in G.S. 20‑79.7 on or after July 1, 2013, the Division may not issue the plate on a background under this subsection unless it receives at least 200 applications for the plate in addition to the applications required under G.S. 20‑79.4 or G.S. 20‑81.12.the required number of applications set forth in G.S. 20‑79.3A(a).

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(54)      Colorectal Cancer Awareness.

(55)      Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.

(56)      Order of the Long Leaf Pine."

SECTION 2.  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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()          Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the words "Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament" and include a representation of a blue marlin.

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()          Colorectal Cancer Awareness. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear (i) the phrase "It Takes a Warrior to Battle Cancer!" across the top of the plate, (ii) a symbol on the left side of the plate of a blue ribbon with two wings that are colored blue, grey, and black, (iii) the phrase "Blue Ribbon Warrior" above the symbol, (iv) the phrase "Colorectal Cancer Awareness" below the symbol, and (v) the letters "CC" on the right side of the plate. The plate authorized under this subdivision is not subject to G.S. 20‑79.3A(c) or the deadline set forth in G.S. 20‑79.3A(b).

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()          Kick Cancer for Kids. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the words "Kick Cancer for Kids" and a representation of a gold ribbon with children's handprints surrounding the ribbon.

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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑79.7 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑79.7.  Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.

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(a1)      Fees. – 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

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Back Country Horsemen of NC                                               Expired July 1, 2016

Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament                                                     $30.00

Boy Scouts of America                                                            Expired July 1, 2016

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Coastal Land Trust                                                                              $30.00

Colorectal Cancer Awareness                                                             $30.00

Crystal Coast                                                                            Expired July 1, 2016

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In God We Trust                                                                                 $30.00

Kick Cancer for Kids                                                                          $30.00

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(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 Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which is established under G.S. 113A‑253, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 113‑44.15, as follows:

Special Plate                              SRPA           CCAPA           CWMTF            PRTF

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Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament              $10                  $20                    0                      0

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Coastal Land Trust                                      $10                  $20                    0                      0

Colorectal Cancer Awareness                      $10                  $20                    0                      0

Concerned Bikers Association/

ABATE of North Carolina –

Expired July 1, 2016

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Kick Cancer for Kids                                   $10                  $20                    0                      0

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SECTION 4.  G.S. 20‑81.12 reads as rewritten:

"§ 20‑81.12.  Collegiate insignia plates and certain other special plates.

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(b155)  Colorectal Cancer Awareness. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a Colorectal Cancer Awareness 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 Colorectal Cancer Awareness plates to the Colon Cancer Coalition to be used to promote prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer and to provide support to persons affected.

(b156)  Kick Cancer for Kids. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Kick Cancer for Kids plates as follows:

(1)        Fifty percent (50%) to The Children's Oncology Group Foundation to be used to provide support for the mission and goals of the Foundation.

(2)        Fifty percent (50%) to Riley's Army, Inc., to be used to provide support to children with cancer and their families.

(b157)  Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament plates to the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament to be used to fund charities in North Carolina."

SECTION 5.  The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑79.4(b) to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.

SECTION 6.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 29th day of June, 2017.

 

 

                                                                    s/  Daniel J. Forest

                                                                         President of the Senate

 

 

                                                                    s/  Tim Moore

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

 

                                                                    s/  Roy Cooper

                                                                         Governor

 

 

Approved 9:05 a.m. this 18th day of July, 2017