REQUIRES TWO THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE (§§ 1, 3)           

                                                       (REPRINTED WITH ADOPTED AMENDMENTS)

 

Senate Bill No. 54–Senator Rawson

 

Prefiled January 26, 2001

 

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Provides for issuance of special license plates for appreciation of animals. (BDR 43‑693)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for the issuance of special license plates for the appreciation of animals; imposing a fee for the issuance or renewal of such license plates; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

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

1-4  shall design, prepare and issue license plates for the appreciation of

1-5  animals, using any colors and designs that the department deems

1-6  appropriate. The department shall not design, prepare or issue the

1-7  license plates unless it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance

1-8  of those plates.

1-9    2.  If the department receives at least 250 applications for the

1-10  issuance of license plates for the appreciation of animals, the department

1-11  shall issue those plates for a passenger car or light commercial vehicle

1-12  upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to

1-13  NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for

1-14  registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request

1-15  that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667

1-16  be combined with license plates for the appreciation of animals if that

1-17  person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in

1-18  addition to the fees for the license plates for the appreciation of animals

1-19  pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.

1-20    3.  The fee for license plates for the appreciation of animals is $35, in

1-21  addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and

2-1  governmental services taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the

2-2  payment of $10.

2-3    4.  In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and

2-4  governmental services taxes and the fee prescribed in subsection 3, a

2-5  person who requests a set of license plates for the appreciation of

2-6  animals must pay for the initial issuance of the plates an additional fee of

2-7  $25 and for each renewal of the plates an additional fee of $20, to be

2-8  distributed in the manner prescribed in subsection 5.

2-9    5.  The department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

2-10  subsection 4 with the state treasurer for credit to the state general fund.

2-11  The state treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute to each county

2-12  the fees collected for the preceding quarter for license plates for vehicles

2-13  registered in that county. The money may be used by the county only for

2-14  animal shelters or programs for the adoption of animals that are

2-15  approved by the county commission.

2-16    6.  If, during a registration year, the holder of license plates issued

2-17  pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which

2-18  the plates are affixed, the holder shall:

2-19    (a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that meets the

2-20  requirements of this section if the transfer and registration fees are paid

2-21  as set forth in this chapter; or

2-22    (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

2-23  them to the department.

2-24    Sec. 2.  NRS 482.216 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-25    482.216  1.  Upon the request of a new vehicle dealer, the department

2-26  may authorize the new vehicle dealer to:

2-27    (a) Accept applications for the registration of the new motor vehicles he

2-28  sells and the related fees and taxes;

2-29    (b) Issue certificates of registration to applicants who satisfy the

2-30  requirements of this chapter; and

2-31    (c) Accept applications for the transfer of registration pursuant to NRS

2-32  482.399 if the applicant purchased from the new vehicle dealer a new

2-33  vehicle to which the registration is to be transferred.

2-34    2.  A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of

2-35  registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall:

2-36    (a) Transmit the applications he receives to the department within the

2-37  period prescribed by the department;

2-38    (b) Transmit the fees he collects from the applicants and properly

2-39  account for them within the period prescribed by the department;

2-40    (c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4; and

2-41    (d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue certificates

2-42  of registration, including any computer hardware or software.

2-43    3.  A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of

2-44  registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall not:

2-45    (a) Charge any additional fee for the performance of those services;

2-46    (b) Receive compensation from the department for the performance of

2-47  those services;

2-48    (c) Accept applications for the renewal of registration of a motor

2-49  vehicle; or

3-1    (d) Accept an application for the registration of a motor vehicle if the

3-2  applicant wishes to:

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

3-4  482.3825, inclusive[;] , and section 1 of this act; or

3-5       (2) Claim the exemption from the governmental services tax provided

3-6  pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to veterans and their relations.

3-7    4.  The director shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry

3-8  out the provisions of this section. The regulations adopted pursuant to this

3-9  subsection must provide for:

3-10    (a) The expedient and secure issuance of license plates and decals by

3-11  the department; and

3-12    (b) The withdrawal of the authority granted to a new vehicle dealer

3-13  pursuant to subsection 1 if that dealer fails to comply with the regulations

3-14  adopted by the department.

3-15    Sec. 3.  NRS 482.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-16    482.500  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or 3,

3-17  whenever upon application any duplicate or substitute certificate of

3-18  registration, decal or number plate is issued, the following fees must be

3-19  paid:

 

3-20  For a certificate of registration................. $5.00

3-21  For every substitute number plate or set of plates    5.00

3-22  For every duplicate number plate or set of plates     10.00

3-23  For every decal displaying a county name.... .50

3-24  For every other decal, license plate sticker or tab     5.00

 

3-25    2.  The following fees must be paid for any replacement plate or set of

3-26  plates issued for the following special license plates:

3-27    (a) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667, 482.3672,

3-28  482.3675, 482.370 to 482.376, inclusive, or 482.379 to 482.3816,

3-29  inclusive, and section 1 of this act, a fee of $10.

3-30    (b) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.368, 482.3765,

3-31  482.377 or 482.378, a fee of $5.

3-32    (c) For any souvenir license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3825 or

3-33  sample license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a fee equal to that

3-34  established by the director for the issuance of those plates.

3-35    3.  A fee must not be charged for a duplicate or substitute of a decal

3-36  [requested] issued pursuant to NRS 482.37635.

3-37    4.  The fees which are paid for duplicate number plates and decals

3-38  displaying county names must be deposited with the state treasurer for

3-39  credit to the motor vehicle fund and allocated to the department to defray

3-40  the costs of duplicating the plates and manufacturing the decals.

3-41    5.  As used in this section:

3-42    (a) “Duplicate number plate” means a license plate or a set of license

3-43  plates issued to a registered owner which repeat the code of a plate or set of

3-44  plates previously issued to the owner to maintain his registration using the

3-45  same code.

3-46    (b) “Substitute number plate” means a license plate or a set of license

3-47  plates issued in place of a previously issued and unexpired plate or set of

4-1  plates. The plate or set of plates does not repeat the code of the previously

4-2  issued plate or set.

4-3    Sec. 4.  On or before July 1, 2005, the department of motor vehicles

4-4  and public safety shall determine and publicly declare the number of

4-5  applications it has received for the issuance of license plates pursuant to

4-6  section 1 of this act.

4-7    Sec. 5.  1.  This section and sections 1, 3 and 4 of this act become

4-8  effective on July 1, 2001.

4-9    2.  Section 2 of this act becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 1,

4-10  2001.

4-11    3.  The amendatory provisions of this act expire by limitation on July 1,

4-12  2005, if on that date the department of motor vehicles and public safety has

4-13  received fewer than 250 applications for the issuance of license plates

4-14  pursuant to section 1 of this act.

 

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