2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 20-95. Prorated fee for license plate issued for other than a year.

§ 20‑95.  Prorated fee for license plate issued for other than a year.

(a)       Calendar‑Year Plate. – The fee for a calendar‑year license plate issued on or after April 1 of a year is a percentage of the annual fee determined in accordance with the following table:

Date Plate Issued                                                          Percentage of Annual Fee

April 1 through June 30                                                                         75%

July 1 through September 30                                                                50

October 1 through December 31                                                         25.

(a1)     Plate With Renewal Sticker. – The fee for a license plate whose registration is renewed by means of a registration renewal sticker for a period of other than 12 months is a prorated amount of the annual fee. The prorated amount is one‑twelfth of the annual fee multiplied by the number of full months in the period beginning the date the renewal sticker becomes effective until the date the renewal sticker expires, rounded to the nearest dollar.

(b)       Scope. – This section does not apply to license plates issued pursuant to G.S. 20‑79.1, 20‑79.2, 20‑84, 20‑84.1, 20‑87(9) or (10), and 20‑88(c). (1937, c. 407, s. 59; 1947, c. 914, s. 3; 1979, c. 476; 1991, c. 672, s. 6, c. 726, s. 23; 1993, c. 440, s. 6; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 761, s. 8.)