(d) Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer shall be attached thereto, one in the front and the other in the rear: Provided, that when only one registration plate is issued for a motor vehicle other than a truck-tractor, said registration plate shall be attached to the rear of the motor vehicle. The background of the “National/State Mottos” plate shall include an image chosen by the Division that is representative of the American Flag. A “National/State Mottos” plate shall have in words the motto of the United States “In God We Trust” printed at the top of the plate above all other letters and numerals and have in words the State motto “To Be Rather Than To Seem”. The background of the “First in Freedom” plate may include an image chosen by the Division that is representative of the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775 or the Halifax Resolves of 1776. A “First in Freedom” plate shall have the words “First in Freedom” printed at the top of the plate above all other letters and numerals. The background of the “First in Flight” plate shall depict the Wright Brothers biplane flying over Kitty Hawk Beach, with the plane flying slightly upward and to the right. A “First in Flight” plate shall have the words “First in Flight” printed at the top of the plate above all other letters and numerals. 20-79.4.Ī registration plate issued by the Division for a private passenger vehicle or for a private hauler vehicle licensed for 6,000 pounds or less shall be, at the option of the owner, either (i) a “First in Flight” plate, (ii) a “First in Freedom” plate, or (iii) a “National/State Mottos” plate. The plate issued for vehicles licensed for 7,000 pounds through 26,000 pounds must bear the word “weighted,” unless the plate is a special registration plate authorized in G.S. 20-79.4 or the commercial vehicle is a trailer or is licensed for 6,000 pounds or less. 20-4.2(1), and weighing 26,001 pounds or more, must bear the word “commercial,” unless the plate is a special registration plate authorized in G.S. A plate issued for a commercial vehicle, as defined in G.S.
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(b) Every license plate must display the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of the State of North Carolina, which may be abbreviated, and the year number for which it is issued or the date of expiration.
The owner of any vehicle who receives notice to surrender illegible plate or plates on which the numbers are not readily distinguishable and who willfully refuses to surrender said plates to the Division shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
When said registration plate or plates are so surrendered to the Division, a new registration plate or plates shall be issued in lieu thereof without charge. Whenever the Commissioner finds that any registration plate issued for any vehicle pursuant to the provisions of this Article has become illegible or is in such a condition that the numbers thereon may not be readily distinguished, he may require that such registration plate, and its companion when there are two registration plates, be surrendered to the Division. Registration plates issued by the Division under this Article shall be and remain the property of the State, and it shall be lawful for the Commissioner or his duly authorized agents to summarily take possession of any plate or plates which he has reason to believe is being illegally used, and to keep in his possession such plate or plates pending investigation and legal disposition of the same. (a) The Division upon registering a vehicle shall issue to the owner one registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer or semitrailer and for every other motor vehicle.
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