FILED SENATE
Apr 6, 2021
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
S.B. 560
SESSION 2021 PRINCIPAL CLERK
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SENATE BILL DRS35231-NEf-79
Short Title: Electric Vehicle Special Registration Plate. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Mayfield and Garrett (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE AN
3 ELECTRIC VEHICLE SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.
4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
5 SECTION 1. G.S. 20-63(b1) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
6 "() Electric Vehicle."
7 SECTION 2. G.S. 20-79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
8 "(b) Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
9 …
10 () Electric Vehicle. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle in
11 accordance with G.S. 20-81.12. The plate shall have a background in two
12 different shades of blue with the phrase "Electric Vehicle" displayed across
13 the top banner and the phrase "North Carolina" displayed along the bottom.
14 The plate shall bear a logo picturing a vehicle and a lightning bolt followed
15 by the four assigned or personalized characters ending with the suffix EV.
16 …."
17 SECTION 3. G.S. 20-79.7 reads as rewritten:
18 "§ 20-79.7. Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.
19 …
20 (a1) Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle
21 registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
22 Special Plate Additional Fee Amount
23 …
24 Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Expired July 1, 2016
25 Electric Vehicle $10.00
26 El Pueblo Expired July 1, 2016
27 …
28 (b) Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and
29 Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must
30 credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this
31 section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural
32 Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), Land
33 and Water Fund (LWF), which is established under G.S. 143B-135.234, and the Parks and
34 Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 143B-135.56, as follows:
35 Special Plate SRPA CCAPA CWMTFLWF PRTF
36 …
*DRS35231-NEf-79*
 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021
1 Ducks Unlimited $10 $10 0 0
2 Electric Vehicle $10 0 0 0
3 El Pueblo – Expired July 1,
4 2016
5 …."
6 SECTION 4. The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and
7 renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20-63(b1), 20-79.4(b), and 20-81.12 to
8 ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered
9 accordingly.
10 SECTION 5. This act becomes effective July 1, 2021.
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Statutes affected:
Filed: 20-63, 20-79.4, 20-79.7
Edition 1: 20-63, 20-79.4, 20-79.7