00                            SENATE BILL NO. 210                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to special request specialty organization registration plates."                                        
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 28.10.181 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
04 (ll)  Special request specialty organization plates. The department shall adopt                                         
05 regulations to allow for the issuance of special request specialty organization                                         
06 registration plates sponsored by an organization that is based in this state and is tax                                 
07 exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is an Alaska chapter of a national organization that is                                  
08 tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is a department of the state, or is a municipality of                                
09 the state. The department shall determine a common design and color for the plates                                      
10 and provide for the placement of the logo of the organization and a short piece of                                      
11 descriptive text on the plate. The department may disapprove the issuance of                                            
12 registration plates under this subsection when the requested plates duplicate an                                        
13       existing registration. The regulations must                                                                       
14                 (1)  provide that the entity requesting the issuance of the plates                                      
15                      (A)  submit an application on a form provided by the                                               

01            department;                                                                                                  
02                      (B)  pay an application fee set by the department for issuance of                                  
03            the new registration plates;                                                                                 
04                      (C)  pay the entire cost of developing and issuing the specialty                                   
05            plate;                                                                                                       
06                      (D)  may not be offensive in purpose, nature, activity, or name;                                   
07                      (E)  may charge a fee for issuance of a specialty registration                                     
08            plate in addition to any registration fees set by statute or regulation;                                     
09                 (2)  provide for notice to the entity sponsoring the plate not later than                               
10       six months before a proposed cancellation of the specialty organization plate;                                    
11                 (3)  establish procedures for owners of vehicles to purchase specialty                                  
12       organization registration plates under this subsection.                                                           
13    * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.421(d) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                            
14                 (26) special request specialty organization plates under                                                
15 AS 28.10.181(ll) ........................................ $100                                                          
16 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the $100                            
17 fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance of and the                                 
18 replacement of the plates; in addition, an entity sponsoring a special request specialty                                
19       organization plate may charge a fee on first issuance and renewal of the plates.