GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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HOUSE BILL 741
Short Title: Veterans Registration Plate Modifications. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Blackwell, Wheatley, Shepard, and Iler (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable,
Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 3, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AUTHORIZING T HE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE THE 2
MILITARY VETERAN SPE CIAL REGISTRATION PLATE ON A PERSONALIZE D 3
BACKGROUND AND MODIF YING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MILITARY 4
VETERAN SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. G.S. 20-63 reads as rewritten: 7
"§ 20-63. Registration plates furnished by Division; requirements; replacement of regular 8
plates with First in Flight plates, First in Freedom plates, or National/State 9
Mottos plates; surrender and reissuance; displaying; preservation and cleaning; 10
alteration or concealment of numbers; commission contracts for issuance. 11
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(b1) The following special registration plates do not have to be a "First in Flight" plate, 13
"First in Freedom" plate, or "National/State Mottos" plate as provided in subsection (b) of this 14
section. The design of the plates that are not "First in Flight" plates, "First in Freedom" plates, or 15
"National/State Mottos" plate must be developed in accordance with G.S. 20-79.4(a3). For 16
special plates authorized in G.S. 20-79.7 on or after July 1, 2013, the Division may not issue the 17
plate on a background under this subsection unless it receives the required number of applications 18
set forth in G.S. 20-79.3A(a). 19
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(30a) Military Veteran. 21
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SECTION 2. G.S. 20-79.4 reads as rewritten: 23
"§ 20-79.4. Special registration plates. 24
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(b) Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates: 26
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(130) Military Veteran. – Issuable to an individual who served honorably in the 28
Armed Forces of the United States. The plate shall bear (i) the words "U.S. 29
Military Veteran" across the top of the plate and (ii) the name and insignia of 30
the branch of service in which the individual served. served on the left side of 31
the plate. The plate authorized by this subdivision is not subject to the 32
provisions of G.S. 20-79.3A or G.S. 20-79.8. 33
…." 34 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 House Bill 741-First Edition
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025. 1