2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 20 Motor Vehicles.
Article 3 - Motor Vehicle Act of 1937.
20-79.7. Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.

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

Morgan Horse Club $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

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

Sustainable Fisheries $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

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

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.

(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 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.

(c) Use of Funds in Special Registration Plate Account.

(1) The Division shall deduct the costs of special registration plates, including the costs of issuing, handling, and advertising the availability of the special plates, from the Special Registration Plate Account.

(1a) (Effective July 1, 2015 and expires July 1, 2016) The Division shall deduct the cost of issuing replacement full‑color special license plates. This subdivision expires July 1, 2016.

(2) (Effective until July 1, 2015) From the funds remaining in the Special Registration Plate Account after the deductions in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection, there is annually appropriated from the Special Registration Plate Account the sum of one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) to provide operating assistance for the Visitor Centers:

a. on U.S. Highway 17 in Camden County, ($100,000);

b. on U.S. Highway 17 in Brunswick County, ($100,000);

c. on U.S. Highway 441 in Macon County, ($100,000);

d. in the Town of Boone, Watauga County, ($100,000);

e. on U.S. Highway 29 in Caswell County, ($100,000);

f. on U.S. Highway 70 in Carteret County, ($100,000);

g. on U.S. Highway 64 in Tyrrell County, ($100,000);

h. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 701 and N.C. 904 in Columbus County, ($100,000);

i. on U.S. Highway 221 in McDowell County, ($100,000);

j. on Staton Road in Transylvania County, ($100,000);

k. in the Town of Fair Bluff, Columbus County, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 76 and N.C. 904, ($100,000);

l. on U.S. Highway 421 in Wilkes County, ($100,000).

(2) (Effective July 1, 2015) From the funds remaining in the Special Registration Plate Account after the deductions in accordance with subdivisions (1) and (1a) of this subsection, there is annually appropriated from the Special Registration Plate Account the sum of one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) to provide operating assistance for the Visitor Centers:

a. on U.S. Highway 17 in Camden County, ($100,000);

b. on U.S. Highway 17 in Brunswick County, ($100,000);

c. on U.S. Highway 441 in Macon County, ($100,000);

d. in the Town of Boone, Watauga County, ($100,000);

e. on U.S. Highway 29 in Caswell County, ($100,000);

f. on U.S. Highway 70 in Carteret County, ($100,000);

g. on U.S. Highway 64 in Tyrrell County, ($100,000);

h. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 701 and N.C. 904 in Columbus County, ($100,000);

i. on U.S. Highway 221 in McDowell County, ($100,000);

j. on Staton Road in Transylvania County, ($100,000);

k. in the Town of Fair Bluff, Columbus County, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 76 and N.C. 904, ($100,000);

l. on U.S. Highway 421 in Wilkes County, ($100,000); and

m. at the intersection of Interstate 73 and Interstate 74 in Randolph County, ($100,000).

(3) The Division shall transfer the remaining revenue in the Special Registration Plate Account quarterly, and funds are hereby appropriated, as follows:

a. Thirty‑three percent (33%) to the account of the Department of Commerce to aid in financing out‑of‑state print and other media advertising under the program for the promotion of travel and industrial development in this State.

b. Fifty percent (50%) to the Department of Transportation to be used solely for the purpose of beautification of highways. These funds shall be administered by the Department of Transportation for beautification purposes not inconsistent with good landscaping and engineering principles.

c. Seventeen percent (17%) to the account of the Department of Health and Human Services to promote travel accessibility for disabled persons in this State. These funds shall be used to collect and update site information on travel attractions designated by the Department of Commerce in its publications, to provide technical assistance to travel attractions concerning accommodation of disabled tourists, and to develop, print, and promote the publication ACCESS NORTH CAROLINA as provided in G.S. 168‑2. Any funds allocated for these purposes that are neither spent nor obligated at the end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Department of Administration for removal of man‑made barriers to disabled travelers at State‑funded travel attractions. Guidelines for the removal of man‑made barriers shall be developed in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services. (1967, c. 413; 1971, c. 42; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; c. 1262, s. 86; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 3; c. 771, s. 4; 1979, c. 126, ss. 1, 2; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1258, s. 6; 1983, c. 848; 1985, c. 766; 1987, c. 252; c. 738, s. 140; c. 830, ss. 113(a), 116(a)‑(c); 1989, c. 751, s. 7(1); c. 774, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 814, s. 31; 1991, c. 672, s. 3; c. 726, s. 23; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 959, s. 2; c. 1042, s. 2; c. 1044, ss. 33, 34; 1993, c. 321, s. 169.3(a); c. 543, s. 3; 1995, c. 163, s. 2; c. 324, s. 18.7(a); c. 433, ss. 2, 3; c. 507, s. 18.17(a); 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 19.11(e); 1997‑443, s. 11A.118(a); 1997‑477, ss. 2, 3; 1997‑484, ss. 4, 5; 1998‑163, s. 1; 1999‑277, ss. 2, 3; 1999‑403, ss. 2, 3; 1999‑450, ss. 2, 3; 2000‑159, ss. 3, 4; 2001‑414, s. 32; 2001‑498, ss. 3(a), 3(b), 4(a), 4(b); 2002‑134, ss. 5, 6; 2003‑11, ss. 2, 3; 2003‑68, ss. 2, 3; 2003‑424, ss. 3, 4; 2004‑124, s. 30.3A; 2004‑131, ss. 3, 4; 2004‑185, ss. 3, 4; 2004‑200, ss. 2, 3; 2005‑216, ss. 4, 5; 2005‑276, s. 28.16; 2006‑209, ss. 3, 4, 7; 2007‑323, s. 27.20(b); 2007‑345, s. 10.1; 2007‑400, ss. 3, 4; 2007‑483, ss. 4, 5, 8(a), (b); 2009‑228, s. 1; 2010‑31, ss. 11.4(i), (j), 28.11; 2010‑132, s. 7; 2011‑145, s. 28.30(b); 2011‑392, ss. 4, 5, 5.1; 2012‑79, s. 1.12(b).)