NC Gen Stat § 20-79.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 20 - Motor Vehicles|Article 3 - Motor Vehicle Act of 1937.|§ 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) Free of Charge. - Upon request, and except for the special registration plate listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the Division shall annually provide and issue free of charge a single special registration plate listed in this subsection to a person qualified to receive the plate in accordance with G.S. 20-79.4(a2). For the special registration plate listed in subdivision (2) of this subsection, and upon request, the Division shall annually provide and issue free of charge a single registration plate for both a motor vehicle and a motorcycle to a person qualified to receive each plate in accordance with G.S. 20-79.4(a2). This subsection does not apply to a special registration plate issued for a vehicle that has a registered weight greater than 6,000 pounds. The regular motor vehicle registration fees in G.S. 20-88 apply if the registered weight of the vehicle is greater than 6,000 pounds:(1) A Legion of Valor registration plate to a recipient of the Legion of Valor award.(2) A 100% Disabled Veteran registration plate to a 100% disabled veteran.(3) An Ex-Prisoner of War registration plate to an ex-prisoner of war.(4) A Bronze Star Valor registration plate to a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal for valor in combat award.(5) A Silver Star registration plate to a recipient of the Silver Star award.(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  Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity  $30.00  ALS Research  $30.00  American Red Cross  Expired July 1, 2016  Animal Lovers  $30.00  Arthritis Foundation  Expired July 1, 2016  ARTS NC  $30.00  Back Country Horsemen of NC  Expired July 1, 2016  Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament  $30.00  Boy Scouts of America  Expired July 1, 2016  Brenner Children's Hospital  Expired July 1, 2016  Carolina Panthers  $30.00  Carolina Raptor Center  Expired July 1, 2016  Carolinas Credit Union Foundation  Expired July 1, 2016  Carolinas Golf Association  $30.00  Coastal Conservation Association  Expired July 1, 2016  Coastal Land Trust  $30.00  Colorectal Cancer Awareness  $30.00  Crystal Coast  Expired July 1, 2016  Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden  Expired July 1, 2016  El Pueblo  Expired July 1, 2016  Farmland Preservation  Expired July 1, 2016  First in Forestry  $30.00  First Tee  Expired July 1, 2016  Girl Scouts  Expired July 1, 2016  Greensboro Symphony Guild  Expired July 1, 2016  Historical Attraction  $30.00  Home Care and Hospice  $30.00  Home of American Golf  Expired July 1, 2016  HOMES4NC  $30.00  Hospice Care  Expired July 1, 2016  In God We Trust  $30.00  Keeping the Lights On  $30.00  Kick Cancer for Kids  $30.00  Maggie Valley Trout Festival  Expired July 1, 2016  Morehead Planetarium  Expired July 1, 2016  Morgan Horse Club  Expired July 1, 2016  Mountains-to-Sea Trail  $30.00  Municipality Plate  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Civil War  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Coastal Federation  $30.00  NC FIRST Robotics  Expired July 1, 2016  NCSC  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Veterinary Medical Association  Expired July 1, 2016  National Kidney Foundation  Expired July 1, 2016  National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial  Expired July 1, 2016  Native Brook Trout  $30.00  North Carolina 4-H Development Fund  Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Bluegrass Association  Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Cattlemen's Association  Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Emergency Management Associa-  tion  Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Green Industry Council  Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Libraries  Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Paddle Festival  Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Sheriffs' Association  $30.00  Operation Coming Home  Expired July 1, 2016  Outer Banks Preservation Association  Expired July 1, 2016  Pamlico-Tar River Foundation  Expired July 1, 2016  Pancreatic Cancer Awareness  Expired July 1, 2016  P.E.O. Sisterhood  Expired July 1, 2016  Personalized  $30.00  Pisgah Conservancy  $30.00  Red Drum  Expired July 1, 2016  Retired Legislator  $30.00  RiverLink  Expired July 1, 2016  Ronald McDonald House  $30.00  Share the Road  $30.00  S.T.A.R.  Expired July 1, 2016  State Attraction  $30.00  Stock Car Racing Theme  $30.00  Support NC Education  Expired July 1, 2016  Support Our Troops  $30.00  Sustainable Fisheries  Expired July 1, 2016  Toastmasters Club  Expired July 1, 2016  Topsail Island Shoreline Protection  Expired July 1, 2016  Travel and Tourism  Expired July 1, 2016  Turtle Rescue Team  Expired July 1, 2016  United States Service Academy  $30.00  Wildlife Resources  $30.00  Volunteers in Law Enforcement  Expired July 1, 2016  YMCA  Expired July 1, 2016  AIDS Awareness  Expired July 1, 2016  Buffalo Soldiers  Expired July 1, 2016  Charlotte Checkers  Expired July 1, 2016  Choose Life  $25.00  Collegiate Insignia  $25.00  First in Turf  Expired July 1, 2016  Goodness Grows  Expired July 1, 2016  High School Insignia  $25.00  I.B.P.O.E.W.  Expired July 1, 2016  Kids First  $25.00  National Multiple Sclerosis Society  $25.00  National Wild Turkey Federation  $25.00  NC Agribusiness  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Children's Promise  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Surveyors  $25.00  Nurses  $25.00  Olympic Games  $25.00  Professional Engineer  Expired July 1, 2016  Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation  $25.00  Special Olympics  Expired July 1, 2016  Support Soccer  $25.00  Surveyor Plate  $25.00  The V Foundation for Cancer Research Division  $25.00  University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina  Expired July 1, 2016  ALS Association, Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter  Expired July 1, 2016  ARC of North Carolina  Expired July 1, 2016  Audubon North Carolina  Expired July 1, 2016  Autism Society of North Carolina  $20.00  Battle of Kings Mountain  $20.00  Be Active NC  Expired July 1, 2016  Brain Injury Awareness  Expired July 1, 2016  Breast Cancer Earlier Detection  Expired July 1, 2016  Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation  $20.00  Concerned Bikers Association/ABATE of North  Carolina  Expired July 1, 2016  Daughters of the American Revolution  Expired July 1, 2016  Donate Life  $20.00  Ducks Unlimited  $20.00  Fraternal Order of Police  $20.00  Greyhound Friends of North Carolina  Expired July 1, 2016  Guilford Battleground Company  $20.00  Harley Owners' Group  $20.00  International Association of Fire Fighters  $20.00  I Support Teachers  Expired July 1, 2016  Jaycees  Expired July 1, 2016  Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation  $20.00  Kappa Alpha Order  Expired July 1, 2016  Litter Prevention  $20.00  March of Dimes  Expired July 1, 2016  Mission Foundation  Expired July 1, 2016  Native American  $20.00  NC Fisheries Association  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Horse Council  $20.00  NC Mining  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Tennis Foundation  $20.00  NC Trout Unlimited  $20.00  NC Victim Assistance  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Wildlife Federation  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation  $20.00  NC Youth Soccer Association  Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Master Gardener  $20.00  Omega Psi Phi Fraternity  $20.00  Order of the Eastern Star Prince Hall Affiliated  $20.00  Order of the Long Leaf Pine  $20.00  Piedmont Airlines  $20.00  POW/MIA Bring Them Home  $20.00  Prince Hall Mason  $20.00  Save the Sea Turtles  $20.00  Scenic Rivers  Expired July 1, 2016  School Technology  Expired July 1, 2016  SCUBA  $20.00  Soil and Water Conservation  Expired July 1, 2016  Special Forces Association  Expired July 1, 2016  US Equine Rescue League  Expired July 1, 2016  USO of NC  Expired July 1, 2016  Wrightsville Beach  $20.00  Zeta Phi Beta Sorority  $20.00  Carolina Regional Volleyball Association  Expired July 1, 2016  Carolina's Aviation Museum  Expired July 1, 2016  Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  Expired July 1, 2016  Lung Cancer Research  Expired July 1, 2016  NC Beekeepers  Expired July 1, 2016  Save the Honey Bee (HB)  $15.00  Save the Honey Bee (SB)  $15.00  Shag Dancing  $15.00  Active Member of the National Guard  None  Bronze Star Combat Recipient  None  Bronze Star Recipient  None  Combat Veteran  Expired July 1, 2016  100% Disabled Veteran  None  Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians  None  Ex-Prisoner of War  None  Gold Star Lapel Button  None  Legion of Merit  None  Legion of Valor  None  Military Veteran  None  Military Wartime Veteran  None  Partially Disabled Veteran  None  Pearl Harbor Survivor  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 (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), 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  CWMTF  PRTF  AIDS Awareness - Expired  July 1, 2016  Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity  $10  $20  0  0  ALS Association, Jim Catfish  Hunter Chapter - Expired  July 1, 2016  ALS Research  $10  $20  0  0  American Red Cross - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Animal Lovers  $10  $20  0  0  ARC of North Carolina - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Arthritis Foundation - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  ARTS NC  $10  $20  0  0  Audubon North Carolina - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Autism Society of North Caro-  lina  $10  $10  0  0  Back Country Horsemen of NC   - Expired July 1, 2016  Battle of Kings Mountain  $10  $10  0  0  Be Active NC - Expired July   1, 2016  Big Rock Blue Marlin Tourna-  ment  $10  $20  0  0  Boy Scouts of America - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Brain Injury Awareness - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Breast Cancer Earlier Detec-  tion - Expired July 1, 2016  Brenner Children s Hospital -   Expired July 1, 2016  Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foun-  dation  $10  $10  0  0  Buffalo Soldiers - Expired  July 1, 2016  Carolina Panthers  $10  $20  0  0  Carolina Raptor Center - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Carolina Regional Volleyball  Association - Expired July   1, 2016  Carolina s Aviation Museum -   Expired July 1, 2016  Carolinas Credit Union Foun-  dation - Expired July 1,   2016  Carolinas Golf Association  $10  $20  0  0  Charlotte Checkers - Expired  July 1, 2016  Choose Life  $10  $15  0  0  Coastal Conservation Associa-  tion - Expired July 1, 2016  Coastal Land Trust  $10  $20  0  0  Colorectal Cancer Awareness  $10  $20  0  0  Concerned Bikers Association/  ABATE of North Carolina -   Expired July 1, 2016  Crystal Coast - Expired July   1, 2016  Daniel Stowe Botanical Gar-  dens - Expired July 1, 2016  Daughters of the American  Revolution - Expired July 1,   2016  Donate Life  $10  $10  0  0  Ducks Unlimited  $10  $10  0  0  El Pueblo - Expired July 1,   2016  Farmland Preservation - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  First in Forestry  $10  $10  $10  0  First in Turf - Expired July 1,   2016  First Tee - Expired July 1,   2016  Fraternal Order of Police  $10  $10  0  0  Girl Scouts - Expired July 1,   2016  Goodness Grows - Expired  July 1, 2016  Greensboro Symphony Guild -   Expired July 1, 2016  Greyhound Friends of North  Carolina - Expired July 1,   2016  Guilford Battleground Com-  pany  $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  Home of American Golf - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  HOMES4NC  $10  $20  0  0  Hospice Care - Expired July   1, 2016  I.B.P.O.E.W. - Expired July 1,   2016  In God We Trust  $10  $20  0  0  In-State Collegiate Insignia  $10  $15  0  0  International Association of  Fire Fighters  $10  $10  0  0  I Support Teachers - Expired  July 1, 2016  Jaycees - Expired July 1, 2016  Juvenile Diabetes Research  Foundation  $10  $10  0  0  Kappa Alpha Order - Expired  July 1, 2016  Keeping The Lights On  $10  $20  0  0  Kick Cancer for Kids  $10  $20  0  0  Kids First  $10  $15  0  0  Leukemia & Lymphoma Society   - Expired July 1, 2016  Litter Prevention  $10  $10  0  0  Lung Cancer Research - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Maggie Valley Trout Festival -   Expired July 1, 2016  March of Dimes - Expired  July 1, 2016  Mission Foundation - Expired  July 1, 2016  Morgan Horse Club - Expired  July 1, 2016  Morehead Planetarium - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Mountains-to-Sea Trail  $10  $20  0  0  Municipality Plate - Expired  July 1, 2016  National Kidney Foundation -   Expired July 1, 2016  National Law Enforcement Of-  ficers Memorial - Expired  July 1, 2016  National Multiple Sclerosis So-  ciety  $10  $15  0  0  National Wild Turkey Federa-  tion  $10  $15  0  0  Native American  $10  $10  0  0  NC Agribusiness - Expired  July 1, 2016  NC Beekeepers - Expired July   1, 2016  NC Children s Promise - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  NC Civil War - Expired July   1, 2016  NC Coastal Federation  $10  $20  0  0  NC 4-H Development Fund -   Expired July 1, 2016  NC FIRST Robotics - Expired  July 1, 2016  NC Fisheries Association -   Expired July 1, 2016  NC Horse Council  $10  $10  0  0  NC Mining - Expired July 1,   2016  NCSC - Expired July 1, 2016  NC Surveyors  $10  $15  0  0  NC Tennis Foundation  $10  $10  0  0  NC Trout Unlimited  $10  $10  0  0  NC Veterinary Medical Associa-  tion - Expired July 1, 2016  NC Victim Assistance - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  NC Wildlife Federation - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  NC Wildlife Habitat Founda-  tion  $10  $10  0  0  NC Youth Soccer Association -   Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Bluegrass Asso-  ciation - Expired July 1,   2016  North Carolina Cattlemen s As-  sociation - Expired July 1,   2016  North Carolina Emergency  Management Association -   Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Green Industry  Council - Expired July 1,   2016  North Carolina Libraries -   Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Master Gar-  dener  $10  $10  0  0  North Carolina Paddle Festival   - Expired July 1, 2016  North Carolina Sheriffs' Associ-  ation  $10  $20  0  0  Nurses  $10  $15  0  0  Olympic Games  $10  $15  0  0  Omega Psi Phi Fraternity  $10  $10  0  0  Operation Coming Home - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Order of the Eastern Star  Prince Hall Affiliated  $10  $10  0  0  Order of the Long Leaf Pine  $10  $10  0  0  Out-of-state Collegiate Insignia  $10  0  $15  0  Outer Banks Preservation As-  sociation - Expired July 1,   2016  Pamlico-Tar River Foundation   - Expired July 1, 2016  Pancreatic Cancer Awareness   - Expired July 1, 2016  P.E.O. Sisterhood - Expired  July 1, 2016  Personalized  $10  0  $15  $5  Piedmont Airlines  $10  $10  0  0  Pisgah Conservancy  $10  $20  0  0  POW/MIA Bring Them Home  $10  $10  0  0  Prince Hall Mason  $10  $10  0  0  Professional Engineer - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Retired Legislator  $10  $20  0  0  RiverLink - Expired July 1,   2016  Rocky Mountain Elk Founda-  tion  $10  $15  0  0  Ronald McDonald House  $10  $20  0  0  Save the Honey Bee (HB)  $10  $5  0  0  Save the Honey Bee (SB)  $10  $5  0  0  Save the Sea Turtles  $10  $10  0  0  Scenic Rivers - Expired July   1, 2016  School Technology - Expired  July 1, 2016  SCUBA  $10  $10  0  0  Shag Dancing  $10  $5  0  0  Share the Road  $10  $20  0  0  Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival   - Expired July 1, 2016  Soil and Water Conservation -   Expired July 1, 2016  Special Forces Association -   Expired July 1, 2016  Special Olympics - Expired  July 1, 2016  S.T.A.R. - Expired July 1,   2016  State Attraction  $10  $20  0  0  Stock Car Racing Theme  $10  $20  0  0  Support NC Education - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  Support Our Troops  $10  $20  0  0  Support Soccer  $10  $15  0  0  Surveyor Plate  $10  $15  0  0  Sustainable Fisheries - Ex-  pired July 1, 2016  The V Foundation for Cancer  Research  $10  $15  0  0  Toastmasters Club - Expired  July 1, 2016  Topsail Island Shoreline Protec-  tion - Expired July 1, 2016  Travel and Tourism - Expired  July 1, 2016  Turtle Rescue Team - Expired  July 1, 2016  University Health Systems of  Eastern Carolina - Expired  July 1, 2016  United States Service Academy  $10  $20  0  0  US Equine Rescue League -   Expired July 1, 2016  USO of NC - Expired July 1,   2016  Volunteers in Law Enforcement   - Expired July 1, 2016  Wildlife Resources  $10  $20  0  0  Wrightsville Beach  $10  $10  0  0  YMCA - Expired July 1, 2016  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 three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) to provide operating assistance for the Visitor Centers:a. on U.S. Highway 17 in Camden County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);b. on U.S. Highway 17 in Brunswick County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);c. on U.S. Highway 441 in Macon County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);d. in Watauga County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);e. on U.S. Highway 29 in Caswell County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);f. on U.S. Highway 70 in Carteret County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);g. on U.S. Highway 64 in Tyrrell County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);h. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 701 and N.C. 904 in Columbus County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);i. on U.S. Highway 221 in McDowell County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);j. on Staton Road in Transylvania County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);k. in the Town of Fair Bluff, Columbus County, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 76 and N.C. 904, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857);l. on U.S. Highway 421 in Wilkes County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-seven dollars ($92,857); andm. at the intersection of Interstate 73 and Interstate 74 in Randolph County, ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty-eight dollars ($92,858) each, for two centers.(3) The Division shall transfer fifty percent (50%) of the remaining revenue in the Special Registration Plate Account quarterly, and funds are hereby appropriated 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. The Division shall transfer the remaining revenue in the Special Registration Plate Account quarterly to the Highway Fund to be used for the Roadside Vegetation Management Program.  (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; 2010-31, ss. 11.4(i), (j), 28.11; 2010-132, s. 7; 2011-145, s. 28.30(b); 2011-392, ss. 4, 5, 5.1; 2012-79, s. 1.12(b); 2013-360, ss. 14.3(c), 34.22; 2013-376, ss. 3, 4, 9(c), (d); 2013-414, s. 57(b), (c); 2014-100, s. 8.11(d); 2015-241, ss. 14.30(dd), 29.30B(a), 29.36A, 29.40(c), (h), (j), (n); 2017-100, s. 2; 2017-107, s. 3; 2017-114, s. 3; 2018-7, s. 1(b); 2018-74, ss. 11(b), (e), 12(c)-(e), 13, 14(b); 2018-77, ss. 1(b), 2(c)-(e), 3.5(b); 2019-32, s. 1(c); 2019-213, s. 2(c).)