NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 861

SENATE BILL 89

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF LICENSE PLATES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON A CONTRACTUAL BASIS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CHARGING OF FEES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SIGNATURES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 20‑42(a) is hereby amended by striking out the words "do so without fee" and substituting in lieu thereof the words

"Charge for the acknowledgment of signatures a fee according to the following schedule:

(1)....... One (1) signature...................................................................................... $ .50

(2)....... Two (2) signatures.................................................................................... $ .75

(3)....... Three (3) or more signatures..................................................................... $1.00

Funds received under the provisions of this subsection shall be used to defray a part of the costs of distribution of license plates, registration certificates and certificates of title issued by the Department."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 20‑63 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection to be designated Subsection (h) and to read as follows:

"(h)       All registration plates, registration certificates and certificates of title issued by the Department, outside of those issued from the Raleigh offices of the said Department and those issued and handled through the U.S. mail, shall be issued insofar as practicable and possible through commission contracts entered into by the Department for the issuance of such plates and certificates in localities throughout North Carolina with persons, firms, corporations or governmental subdivisions of the State of North Carolina which are not engaged in any commercial enterprise in competition with any other person, firm or corporation in said locality and the Department shall make a reasonable effort in every locality, except as hereinbefore noted, to enter into a commission contract for the issuance of such plates and certificates and a record of these efforts shall be maintained in the Department. In the event the Department is unsuccessful in making commission contracts as hereinbefore set out it shall then issue said plates and certificates through the regular employees of the Department. Whenever registration plates, registration certificates and certificates of title are issued by the Department through commission contract arrangements, the Department shall provide proper supervision of such distribution. Commission contracts entered into hereunder may provide for proration of the compensation payable thereunder so as to more adequately insure continuous service to the public throughout the entire contract period; provided that in no event shall more than seventeen cents (17¢) per registration plate be paid under any commission contract arrangement. Nothing contained in this Act will allow or permit the operation of fewer outlets in any county in this State than are now being operated."

Sec. 3.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4.  This Act shall become effective on ratification, provided that the distribution of registration plates by the Department as provided for herein shall begin not later than July 1, 1963. The purpose for making this Act effective on ratification is to authorize the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to make all necessary arrangements for the administration of this Act prior to the time when distribution of registration plates, registration certificates and certificates of title as provided for herein begins.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of June, 1961.