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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 20. Motor Vehicles § 20-79.5. Special registration plates for elected and appointed State government officials

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Plates.--The State government officials listed in this section are eligible for a special registration plate under G.S. 20-79.4. The plate shall bear the number designated in the following table for the position held by the official.

Position

Number on Plate

Governor

1

Lieutenant Governor

2

Speaker of the House of Representatives

3

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

4

Secretary of State

5

State Auditor

6

State Treasurer

7

Superintendent of Public Instruction

8

Attorney General

9

Commissioner of Agriculture

10

Commissioner of Labor

11

Commissioner of Insurance

12

Speaker Pro Tempore of the House

13

Legislative Services Officer

14

Secretary of Administration

15

Secretary of Environmental Quality

16

Secretary of Revenue

17

Secretary of Health and Human Services

18

Secretary of Commerce

19

Secretary of Public Safety

20

Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources

21

Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs

22

Governor's Staff

23-29

State Budget Officer

30

Director of the Office of State Human Resources

31

Chair of the State Board of Education

32

President of the U.N.C. System

33

President of the Community Colleges System

34

State Board Member, Commission Member, or State Employee Not Named in List

35-43

Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

44-46

Assistant Commissioners of Agriculture

47-48

Deputy Secretary of State

49

Deputy State Treasurer

50

Assistant State Treasurer

51

Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Labor

52

Chief Deputy for the Department of Insurance

53

Assistant Commissioner of Insurance

54

Deputies and Assistant to the Attorney General

55-65

Board of Economic Development Nonlegislative Member

66-88

State Ports Authority Nonlegislative Member

89-96

Utilities Commission Member

97-103

State Board Member, Commission Member, or State Employee Not Named in List

104

Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission Member

105-107

State Board Member, Commission Member, or State Employee Not Named in List

108-200.

(b) Designation.--When the table in subsection (a) designates a range of numbers for certain officials, the number given an official in that group shall be assigned. The Governor shall assign a number for members of the Governor's staff, nonlegislative members of the Board of Economic Development, nonlegislative members of the State Ports Authority, members of State boards and commissions, and for State employees. The Attorney General shall assign a number for the Attorney General's deputies and assistants.

The first number assigned to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission is reserved for the Chair of that Commission. The remaining numbers shall be assigned to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission members on the basis of seniority. The first number assigned to the Utilities Commission is reserved for the Chair of that Commission. The remaining numbers shall be assigned to the Utilities Commission members on the basis of seniority. The first number assigned to the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission is reserved for the Chair of that Commission. The remaining numbers shall be assigned to the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission members on the basis of seniority.

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