H.B. 734
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Apr 18, 2023
SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH40364-NEf-22
Short Title: Venus Flytrap Special Registration Plate. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Buansi.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE A
3 HOME OF THE VENUS FLYTRAP 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 "() Home of the Venus Flytrap."
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 () Home of the Venus Flytrap. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor vehicle
11 in accordance with G.S. 20-81.12. The plate shall bear a picture of a Venus
12 Flytrap and the phrase "Home of the Venus Flytrap."
13 …."
14 SECTION 3. G.S. 20-79.7 reads as rewritten:
15 "§ 20-79.7. Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.
16 …
17 (a1) Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle
18 registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
19 Special Plate Additional Fee Amount
20 …
21 Home of American Golf Expired July 1, 2016
22 Home of the Venus Flytrap $30.00
23 HOMES4NC $30.00
24 …
25 (b) Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and
26 Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must
27 credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this
28 section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural
29 Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF), which
30 is established under G.S. 143B-135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is
31 established under G.S. 143B-135.56, as follows:
32 Special Plate SRPA CCAPA CWMTF PRTF
33 …
34 Home of American Golf – Ex-
35 pired July 1, 2016
36 Home of the Venus Flytrap $10 $20 0 0
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1 HOMES4NC $10 $20 0 0
2 …."
3 SECTION 4. G.S. 20-81.12 reads as rewritten:
4 "§ 20-81.12. Collegiate insignia plates and certain other special plates.
5 …
6 () Home of the Venus Flytrap. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the
7 Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of "Home of the Venus
8 Flytrap" plates to the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation, Inc., to be used to support
9 plant conservation and plant research.
10 …."
11 SECTION 5. The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and
12 renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20-63(b1), 20-79.4(b), and 20-81.12 to
13 ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered
14 accordingly.
15 SECTION 6. This act becomes effective July 1, 2023.
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Statutes affected:
Filed: 20-63, 20-79.4, 20-79.7, 20-81.12
Edition 1: 20-63, 20-79.4, 20-79.7, 20-81.12