2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles.
§ 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 one registration plate to a recipient of a Legion of Valor award, a 100% disabled veteran, and an ex‑prisoner of war. All other special registration plates, including additional Legion of Valor, 100% Disabled Veteran, and Ex‑Prisoner of War 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
Back Country Horsemen of NC $30.00
Coastal Conservation Association $30.00
Crystal Coast $30.00
El Pueblo $30.00
First in Forestry $30.00
Historical Attraction $30.00
Home Care and Hospice $30.00
HOMES4NC $30.00
Hospice Care $30.00
In God We Trust $30.00
Maggie Valley Trout Festival $30.00
National Kidney Foundation $30.00
North Carolina 4‑H Development Fund $30.00
North Carolina Libraries $30.00
Personalized $30.00
Share the Road $30.00
State Attraction $30.00
Stock Car Racing Theme $30.00
Support Our Troops $30.00
AIDS Awareness $25.00
Buffalo Soldiers $25.00
Collegiate Insignia $25.00
Goodness Grows $25.00
High School Insignia $25.00
Kids First $25.00
Olympic Games $25.00
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $25.00
National Wild Turkey Federation $25.00
NC Agribusiness $25.00
NC Children's Promise $25.00
NC Coastal Federation $30.00
Nurses $25.00
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation $25.00
Special Olympics $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
Animal Lovers $20.00
ARC of North Carolina $20.00
Audubon North Carolina $20.00
Autism Society of North Carolina $20.00
Be Active NC $20.00
Brain Injury Awareness $20.00
Breast Cancer Earlier Detection $20.00
Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation $20.00
Daughters of the American Revolution $20.00
Ducks Unlimited $20.00
Greyhound Friends of North Carolina $20.00
Guilford Battleground Company $20.00
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $20.00
Harley Owners' Group $20.00
Litter Prevention $20.00
March of Dimes $20.00
NC Tennis Foundation $20.00
NC Trout Unlimited $20.00
NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation $20.00
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity $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
Wildlife Resources $20.00
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority $20.00
Carolina's Aviation Museum $15.00
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $15.00
Lung Cancer Research $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
Silver Star 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) 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
Animal Lovers $10 $10 0 0
ARC of North Carolina $10 $10 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
Be Active NC $10 $10 0 0
Brain Injury Awareness $10 $10 0 0
Breast Cancer Earlier Detection $10 $10 0 0
Buddy Pelletier Surfing
Foundation $10 $10 0 0
Buffalo Soldiers $10 $15 0 0
Carolina's Aviation Museum $10 $5 0 0
Coastal Conservation
Association $10 $20 0 0
Crystal Coast $10 $20 0 0
Daughters of the American
Revolution $10 $10 0 0
Ducks Unlimited $10 $10 0 0
El Pueblo $10 $20 0 0
First in Forestry $10 $10 $10 0
Goodness Grows $10 $15 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
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
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation $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
National Kidney Foundation $10 $20 0 0
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society $10 $15 0 0
National Wild Turkey
Federation $10 $15 0 0
NC Agribusiness $10 $15 0 0
NC Children's Promise $10 $15 0 0
NC Coastal Federation $10 $20 0 0
NC 4‑H Development Fund $10 $20 0 0
NC Tennis Foundation $10 $10 0 0
NC Trout Unlimited $10 $10 0 0
North Carolina Libraries $10 $20 0 0
NC Wildlife Habitat
Foundation $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
Personalized $10 0 $15 $5
Prince Hall Mason $10 $10 0 0
Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation $10 $15 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
State Attraction $10 $20 0 0
Stock Car Racing Theme $10 $20 0 0
Support Our Troops $10 $20 0 0
Support Public Schools $10 $10 0 0
Surveyor Plate $10 $15 0 0
The V Foundation for Cancer
Research $10 $15 0 0
University Health Systems of
Eastern Carolina $10 $15 0 0
US Equine Rescue League $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.
(2) 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 dollars ($1,000,000) 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); and
j. on Staton Road in Transylvania 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.)
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