EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. Chapter 482 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2 new section to read as follows:

1-3 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the department, in

1-4 cooperation with the division of agriculture of the department of business

1-5 and industry and the Nevada Future Farmers of America Foundation,

1-6 shall design, prepare and issue license plates which indicate support for

1-7 the promotion of agriculture within this state, including, without

1-8 limitation, support for the programs and activities of the Future Farmers

1-9 of America within this state, using any colors that the department deems

1-10 appropriate. The design of the license plates must include the phrase

1-11 "People Grow Things Here!" and an identifying symbol furnished by the

1-12 Nevada Future Farmers of America Foundation. The department shall

1-13 not design, prepare or issue the license plates unless it receives at least

1-14 250 applications for the issuance of those plates.

1-15 2. If the department receives at least 250 applications for the

1-16 issuance of license plates which indicate support for the promotion of

2-1 agriculture within this state, the department shall issue those plates for a

2-2 passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person

2-3 who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who

2-4 otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing

2-5 pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige

2-6 license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license

2-7 plates which indicate support for the promotion of agriculture within this

2-8 state if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license

2-9 plates in addition to the fees for the license plates which indicate support

2-10 for the promotion of agriculture within this state pursuant to subsections

2-11 3 and 4.

2-12 3. The fee for license plates which indicate support for the promotion

2-13 of agriculture within this state is $35, in addition to all other applicable

2-14 registration and license fees and motor vehicle privilege taxes. The

2-15 license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.

2-16 4. In addition to all fees for the license, registration and privilege

2-17 taxes, a person who requests a set of license plates which indicate support

2-18 for the promotion of agriculture within this state must pay for the initial

2-19 issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25 and for each renewal of

2-20 the plates an additional fee of $20, to be distributed in accordance with

2-21 subsection 5.

2-22 5. The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

2-23 subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the state general fund.

2-24 The state treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute the fees

2-25 deposited pursuant to this section in the following manner:

2-26 (a) Remit one-half of the fees to the Nevada Future Farmers of

2-27 America Foundation for the support of programs and activities of the

2-28 Future Farmers of America within this state.

2-29 (b) Deposit one-half of the fees for credit to the account for license

2-30 plates for the promotion of agriculture within this state created pursuant

2-31 to section 4 of this act.

2-32 6. If, during a registration year, the holder of license plates issued

2-33 pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which

2-34 the plates are affixed, he may retain the plates and:

2-35 (a) Affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this

2-36 section if the transfer and registration fees are paid as set out in this

2-37 chapter; or

2-38 (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

2-39 them to the department.

2-40 Sec. 2. NRS 482.216 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-41 482.216 1. Upon the request of a new vehicle dealer, the department

2-42 may authorize the new vehicle dealer to:

3-1 (a) Accept applications for the registration of the new motor vehicles he

3-2 sells and the related fees and taxes;

3-3 (b) Issue certificates of registration to applicants who satisfy the

3-4 requirements of this chapter; and

3-5 (c) Accept applications for the transfer of registration pursuant to NRS

3-6 482.399 if the applicant purchased from the new vehicle dealer a new

3-7 vehicle to which the registration is to be transferred.

3-8 2. A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of

3-9 registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall:

3-10 (a) Transmit the applications he receives to the department within the

3-11 period prescribed by the department;

3-12 (b) Transmit the fees he collects from the applicants and properly

3-13 account for them within the period prescribed by the department;

3-14 (c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4; and

3-15 (d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue certificates of

3-16 registration, including any computer hardware or software.

3-17 3. A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of

3-18 registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall not:

3-19 (a) Charge any additional fee for the performance of those services;

3-20 (b) Receive compensation from the department for the performance of

3-21 those services;

3-22 (c) Accept applications for the renewal of registration of a motor

3-23 vehicle; or

3-24 (d) Accept an application for the registration of a motor vehicle if the

3-25 applicant wishes to:

3-26 (1) Obtain special license plates pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to

3-27 482.3825, inclusive [;] , and section 1 of this act; or

3-28 (2) Claim the exemption from the vehicle privilege tax provided

3-29 pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to veterans and their relations.

3-30 4. The director shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry

3-31 out the provisions of this section. The regulations adopted pursuant to this

3-32 subsection must provide for:

3-33 (a) The expedient and secure issuance of license plates and decals by the

3-34 department; and

3-35 (b) The withdrawal of the authority granted to a new vehicle dealer

3-36 pursuant to subsection 1 if that dealer fails to comply with the regulations

3-37 adopted by the department.

3-38 Sec. 3. NRS 482.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-1 For a certificate of registration $5.00

4-2 For every substitute number plate or set of plates 5.00

4-3 For every duplicate number plate or set of plates 10.00

4-4 For every decal displaying a county name 50

4-5 For every other decal (license plate sticker or tab) 5.00

4-6 2. The following fees must be paid for any replacement plate or set of

4-7 plates issued for the following special license plates:

4-8 (a) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667, 482.3672,

4-9 482.3675, 482.370 to 482.376, inclusive, or 482.379 to 482.3816,

4-10 inclusive, and section 1 of this act, a fee of $10.

4-11 (b) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.368, 482.3765,

4-12 482.377 or 482.378, a fee of $5.

4-13 (c) For any souvenir license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3825 or

4-14 sample license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a fee equal to that

4-15 established by the director for the issuance of those plates.

4-16 3. The fees which are paid for duplicate number plates and decals

4-17 displaying county names must be deposited with the state treasurer for

4-18 credit to the motor vehicle fund and allocated to the department to defray

4-19 the costs of duplicating the plates and manufacturing the decals.

4-20 4. As used in this section:

4-21 (a) "Duplicate number plate" means a license plate or a set of license

4-22 plates issued to a registered owner which repeat the code of a plate or set of

4-23 plates previously issued to the owner to maintain his registration using the

4-24 same code.

4-25 (b) "Substitute number plate" means a license plate or a set of license

4-26 plates issued in place of a previously issued and unexpired plate or set of

4-27 plates. The plate or set of plates does not repeat the code of the previously

4-28 issued plate or set.

4-29 Sec. 4. Chapter 561 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

4-30 new section to read as follows:

4-31 1. The account for license plates for the promotion of agriculture

4-32 within this state is hereby created in the state general fund. The

4-33 administrator shall administer the account.

4-34 2. The money in the account does not lapse to the state general fund

4-35 at the end of a fiscal year. The interest and income earned on the money

4-36 in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited

4-37 to the account.

4-38 3. The money in the account must be used only for the promotion of

4-39 agriculture within this state and must not be used to replace or supplant

4-40 money available from other sources. The administrator may provide

4-41 grants from the account to other public agencies to carry out the

4-42 provisions of this section.

5-1 Sec. 5. The amendatory provisions of this act expire by limitation on

5-2 October 1, 2003, if on that date the department of motor vehicles and

5-3 public safety has received fewer than 250 applications for the issuance of a

5-4 license plate pursuant to section 1 of this act.