HCS SB 93(STA): "An Act relating to special request registration plates; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 93(STA) 01 "An Act relating to special request registration plates; and providing for an effective 02 date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 28.10.181 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 05 (bb) Special request United States flag "In God We Trust" plates. Upon 06 application by the owner of a motor vehicle, the department may issue registration 07 plates with a design incorporating the flag of the United States and the motto "In God 08 We Trust" on the plate. The commissioner shall determine the design and color of the 09 plates. The department may disapprove the issuance of registration plates under this 10 subsection when the requested plates are a duplication of an existing registration. 11 (cc) Special request Lao veteran plates. Upon application by the owner of a 12 motor vehicle, the department may issue registration plates commemorating the 13 owner's service in military operations in support of the United States in the Kingdom 14 of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975. The commissioner shall
01 determine the design and color of the Lao veteran plates in consultation with veterans' 02 and Southeast Asian community organizations in the state. To be issued a registration 03 plate under this subsection, the owner must present evidence satisfactory to the 04 department that the owner served in military operations as required by this subsection. 05 The department may disapprove the issuance of registration plates under this 06 subsection when the requested plates are a duplicate of an existing registration. 07 (dd) Special request choose life plates. Upon application by the owner of a 08 motor vehicle, the department may issue registration plates with the phrase "choose 09 life" on the plate. The commissioner, after consulting with Alaska Choose Life, shall 10 determine the design and color of the plates. The department may disapprove the 11 issuance of registration plates under this subsection when the requested plates are a 12 duplication of an existing registration. 13 (ee) Special request plates commemorating the National Rifle Association. 14 Upon application by the owner of a motor vehicle, the department may issue 15 registration plates commemorating the National Rifle Association. The commissioner, 16 after consulting with representatives of the National Rifle Association in Alaska, shall 17 determine the design and color of the plates. The department may disapprove the 18 issuance of registration plates under this subsection when the requested plates are a 19 duplication of an existing registration. 20 (ff) Special request breast cancer awareness plates. Upon application by the 21 owner of a motor vehicle, the department may issue breast cancer awareness 22 registration plates. The commissioner, after consulting with the Alaska office of the 23 American Cancer Society, shall determine the design and color of the plates. The 24 department may disapprove the issuance of registration plates under this subsection 25 when the requested plates are a duplication of an existing registration. 26 (gg) Special request specialty organization plates. The department shall adopt 27 regulations to allow for the issuance of special request specialty organization 28 registration plates sponsored by an organization that is based in this state and is tax 29 exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is an Alaska chapter of a national organization that is 30 tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is a department of the state, or is a municipality of 31 the state. The department shall determine a common design and color for the plates
01 and provide for the placement of the artwork of the organization and a short piece of 02 descriptive text on the plate. The department may disapprove the issuance of 03 registration plates under this subsection when the requested plates duplicate an 04 existing registration. The department may not accept an application from an 05 organization or approve or issue a new specialty registration plate sponsored by an 06 organization under this subsection on or after June 1, 2015. The department may 07 continue to register and renew specialty registration plates sponsored by an 08 organization and approved by the department before June 1, 2015. The regulations 09 (1) must provide that the entity requesting the issuance of the plates 10 (A) submit an application on a form provided by the 11 department; 12 (B) pay an application fee set by the department for issuance of 13 the new registration plates; 14 (C) submit registration fees for at least 10 motor vehicles 15 before specialty registration plates will be issued; 16 (D) may not be offensive in purpose, nature, activity, or name; 17 (E) may charge a fee for issuance of a specialty registration 18 plate in addition to any registration fees set by statute or regulation; 19 (2) must provide for a minimum number of registrations and renewals 20 of the specialty plate and for cancellation of specialty plates that do not meet that 21 minimum; the regulations must provide that before a specialty plate may be cancelled 22 the entity sponsoring the plate be given notice at least six months before the proposed 23 cancellation; 24 (3) must establish procedures for owners of vehicles to purchase 25 specialty registration plates under this subsection. 26 * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.421(d)(2) is amended to read: 27 (2) special request plates for 28 (A) Alaska National Guard personnel .............................. $30; 29 (B) veterans, [OR] retired veterans, or Lao veterans ...... $30; 30 (C) recipients of the Purple Heart ................................... none; 31 (D) owners of custom collector vehicles .......................... $50;
01 (E) Iditarod race finishers ................................................. $50; 02 (F) other special request plates ......................................... $30; 03 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee required by this 04 paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the replacement of 05 special request plates; 06 * Sec. 3. AS 28.10.421(d) is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 07 (20) special request United States flag "In God We Trust" plates..$30 08 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the fee 09 required by this paragraph shall be collected biennially in the same manner as the fee 10 required under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section. 11 (21) special request choose life plates ........................................... $30 12 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the fee 13 required by this paragraph shall be collected biennially in the same manner as the fee 14 required under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the commissioner of administration 15 shall separately account for the fees received under this paragraph that the department 16 deposits in the general fund; the annual estimated balance in the account that is in 17 excess of the cost of issuing special request choose life plates may be appropriated by 18 the legislature to programs supporting or benefiting adoption. 19 (22) special request National Rifle Association plates....................$50 20 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the $50 21 fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and the 22 replacement of the special request plates; a $30 fee shall be collected biennially 23 thereafter in the same manner as the fee required under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this 24 section; the commissioner shall separately account for the fees received under this 25 paragraph that the department deposits into the general fund; notwithstanding (g) of 26 this section, the annual estimated balance in the account that is in excess of the cost of 27 issuing special request plates may be appropriated by the legislature to establish and 28 maintain a scholastic clay target program and for other youth shooting programs. 29 (23) special request breast cancer awareness plates........................$50 30 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the $50 31 fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and the
01 replacement of the special request plates; the commissioner shall separately account 02 for the fees received under this paragraph that the department deposits into the general 03 fund; notwithstanding (g) of this section, the annual estimated balance in the account 04 that is in excess of the cost of issuing special request plates may be appropriated by 05 the legislature to programs that provide screening for breast and cervical cancer. 06 (24) special request specialty organization plates under 07 AS 28.10.181(gg).................................................................................................. 08 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the $30 09 fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance of and the 10 replacement of the plates; in addition, an entity sponsoring a special request specialty 11 organization plate may charge a fee on first issuance and renewal of the plates. 12 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2012.