§ 20-79.5.  Special registration plates for elected and appointed State government officials.

(a) Plates. - The State government officials listed in this section are eligible for a special registration plate under G.S. 20-79.4. The plate shall bear the number designated in the following table for the position held by the official.

Position Number on Plate

Governor 1

Lieutenant Governor 2

Speaker of the House of Representatives 3

President Pro Tempore of the Senate 4

Secretary of State 5

State Auditor 6

State Treasurer 7

Superintendent of Public Instruction 8

Attorney General 9

Commissioner of Agriculture 10

Commissioner of Labor 11

Commissioner of Insurance 12

Speaker Pro Tempore of the House 13

Legislative Services Officer 14

Secretary of Administration 15

Secretary of Environmental Quality 16

Secretary of Revenue 17

Secretary of Health and Human Services 18

Secretary of Commerce 19

Secretary of Public Safety 20

Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources 21

Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs 22

Governor's Staff 23-29

State Budget Officer 30

Director of the Office of State Human Resources 31

Chair of the State Board of Education 32

President of the U.N.C. System 33

President of the Community Colleges System 34

State Board Member, Commission Member, 35-43

or State Employee Not Named in List

Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission 44-46

Assistant Commissioners of Agriculture 47-48

Deputy Secretary of State 49

Deputy State Treasurer 50

Assistant State Treasurer 51

Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Labor 52

Chief Deputy for the Department of Insurance 53

Assistant Commissioner of Insurance 54

Deputies and Assistant to the Attorney General 55-65

Board of Economic Development Nonlegislative Member 66-88

State Ports Authority Nonlegislative Member 89-96

Utilities Commission Member 97-103

State Board Member, Commission Member,

or State Employee Not Named in List 104

Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission Member 105-107

State Board Member, Commission Member, 108-200

or State Employee Not Named in List

(b) Designation. - When the table in subsection (a) designates a range of numbers for certain officials, the number given an official in that group shall be assigned. The Governor shall assign a number for members of the Governor's staff, nonlegislative members of the Board of Economic Development, nonlegislative members of the State Ports Authority, members of State boards and commissions, and for State employees. The Attorney General shall assign a number for the Attorney General's deputies and assistants.

The first number assigned to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission is reserved for the Chair of that Commission. The remaining numbers shall be assigned to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission members on the basis of seniority. The first number assigned to the Utilities Commission is reserved for the Chair of that Commission. The remaining numbers shall be assigned to the Utilities Commission members on the basis of seniority. The first number assigned to the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission is reserved for the Chair of that Commission. The remaining numbers shall be assigned to the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission members on the basis of seniority. (1991, c. 672, s. 2; c. 726, s. 23; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 959, s. 1; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 8(a); 1997-443, ss. 11A.118(a), 11A.119(a); 2000-137, s. 4.(e); 2006-203, s. 14; 2007-483, s. 3(a); 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (i), (m); 2012-83, s. 4; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2015-241, ss. 14.30(t), (v), 24.1(n); 2015-268, s. 7.3(a).)