A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a special Olympics NC special registration plate.
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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()	Special Olympics NC. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the Special Olympics North Carolina logo followed by the assigned or personalized characters ending with the suffix SO.
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SECTION 2.  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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Special Forces Association	Expired July 1, 2016
Special Olympics NC	$25.00
US Equine Rescue League	Expired July 1, 2016
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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 (a1) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Land and Water Fund (LWF), which is established under G.S. 143B‑135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 143B‑135.56, as follows:
Special Plate	SRPA	CCAPA	LWF	PRTF
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Special Olympics – Expired
July 1, 2016
Special Olympics NC	$10	$15	0	0
S.T.A.R. – Expired July 1, 
2016
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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑81.12 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑81.12.  Collegiate insignia plates and certain other special plates.
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()	Special Olympics North Carolina. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of Special Olympics NC plates to Special Olympics North Carolina to be used to fund athletic programs throughout North Carolina.
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SECTION 4.  The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑79.4(b) and G.S. 20‑81.12 to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.
SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2021.