AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce an Electric vehicle special registration plate.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑63(b1) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

()        Electric Vehicle.

SECTION 2.  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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()          Electric Vehicle. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall have a background in two different shades of blue with the phrase Electric Vehicle displayed across the top banner and the phrase North Carolina displayed along the bottom. The plate shall bear a logo picturing a vehicle and a lightning bolt followed by the four assigned or personalized characters ending with the suffix EV.

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SECTION 3.  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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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden                                                                    Expired July 1, 2016

Electric Vehicle                                                                                                      $10.00

El Pueblo                                                                                                       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 Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), 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          CWMTFLWF PRTF

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Ducks Unlimited                                       $10                     $10                   0                      0

Electric Vehicle                                        $10                       0                     0                      0

El Pueblo – Expired July 1,

2016

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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. 20‑63(b1), 20‑79.4(b), and 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.