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:

2-14    (a) For programs that are approved by the board of county

2-15  commissioners for the adoption of animals and for the spaying and

2-16  neutering of animals.

2-17    (b) To make grants to nonprofit organizations to carry out the

2-18  programs described in paragraph (a).

2-19    6.  If, during a registration year, the holder of license plates issued

2-20  pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which

2-21  the plates are affixed, the holder shall:

2-22    (a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that meets the

2-23  requirements of this section if the transfer and registration fees are paid

2-24  as set forth in this chapter; or

2-25    (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return

2-26  them to the department.

2-27    Sec. 2.  NRS 482.216 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-28    482.216  1.  Upon the request of a new vehicle dealer, the department

2-29  may authorize the new vehicle dealer to:

2-30    (a) Accept applications for the registration of the new motor vehicles he

2-31  sells and the related fees and taxes;

2-32    (b) Issue certificates of registration to applicants who satisfy the

2-33  requirements of this chapter; and

2-34    (c) Accept applications for the transfer of registration pursuant to NRS

2-35  482.399 if the applicant purchased from the new vehicle dealer a new

2-36  vehicle to which the registration is to be transferred.

2-37    2.  A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of

2-38  registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall:

2-39    (a) Transmit the applications he receives to the department within the

2-40  period prescribed by the department;

2-41    (b) Transmit the fees he collects from the applicants and properly

2-42  account for them within the period prescribed by the department;

2-43    (c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4; and

2-44    (d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue certificates

2-45  of registration, including any computer hardware or software.

2-46    3.  A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of

2-47  registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall not:

2-48    (a) Charge any additional fee for the performance of those services;

3-1    (b) Receive compensation from the department for the performance of

3-2  those services;

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

3-4  vehicle; or

3-5    (d) Accept an application for the registration of a motor vehicle if the

3-6  applicant wishes to:

3-7       (1) Obtain special license plates pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to

3-8  482.3825, inclusive[;] , and section 1 of this act; or

3-9       (2) Claim the exemption from the governmental services tax provided

3-10  pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to veterans and their relations.

3-11    4.  The director shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry

3-12  out the provisions of this section. The regulations adopted pursuant to this

3-13  subsection must provide for:

3-14    (a) The expedient and secure issuance of license plates and decals by

3-15  the department; and

3-16    (b) The withdrawal of the authority granted to a new vehicle dealer

3-17  pursuant to subsection 1 if that dealer fails to comply with the regulations

3-18  adopted by the department.

3-19    Sec. 3.  NRS 482.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-20    482.500  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or 3,

3-21  whenever upon application any duplicate or substitute certificate of

3-22  registration, decal or number plate is issued, the following fees must be

3-23  paid:

 

3-24  For a certificate of registration................. $5.00

3-25  For every substitute number plate or set of plates5.00

3-26  For every duplicate number plate or set of plates  10.00

3-27  For every decal displaying a county name.... .50

3-28  For every other decal, license plate sticker or tab  5.00

 

3-29    2.  The following fees must be paid for any replacement plate or set of

3-30  plates issued for the following special license plates:

3-31    (a) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667, 482.3672,

3-32  482.3675, 482.370 to 482.376, inclusive, or 482.379 to 482.3816,

3-33  inclusive, and section 1 of this act, a fee of $10.

3-34    (b) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.368, 482.3765,

3-35  482.377 or 482.378, a fee of $5.

3-36    (c) For any souvenir license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3825 or

3-37  sample license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a fee equal to that

3-38  established by the director for the issuance of those plates.

3-39    3.  A fee must not be charged for a duplicate or substitute of a decal

3-40  [requested] issued pursuant to NRS 482.37635.

3-41    4.  The fees which are paid for duplicate number plates and decals

3-42  displaying county names must be deposited with the state treasurer for

3-43  credit to the motor vehicle fund and allocated to the department to defray

3-44  the costs of duplicating the plates and manufacturing the decals.

3-45    5.  As used in this section:

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

3-47  plates issued to a registered owner which repeat the code of a plate or set of

4-1  plates previously issued to the owner to maintain his registration using the

4-2  same code.

4-3    (b) “Substitute number plate” means a license plate or a set of license

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

4-5  plates. The plate or set of plates does not repeat the code of the previously

4-6  issued plate or set.

4-7    Sec. 4.  Sections 2 and 3 of Senate Bill No. 414 of this session are

4-8  hereby amended to read as follows:

4-9       Sec. 2.  NRS 482.216 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-10      482.216  1.  Upon the request of a new vehicle dealer, the

4-11  department may authorize the new vehicle dealer to:

4-12      (a) Accept applications for the registration of the new motor

4-13  vehicles he sells and the related fees and taxes;

4-14      (b) Issue certificates of registration to applicants who satisfy the

4-15  requirements of this chapter; and

4-16      (c) Accept applications for the transfer of registration pursuant to

4-17  NRS 482.399 if the applicant purchased from the new vehicle dealer a

4-18  new vehicle to which the registration is to be transferred.

4-19      2.  A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of

4-20  registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall:

4-21      (a) Transmit the applications he receives to the department within

4-22  the period prescribed by the department;

4-23      (b) Transmit the fees he collects from the applicants and properly

4-24  account for them within the period prescribed by the department;

4-25      (c) Comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4;

4-26  and

4-27      (d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue

4-28  certificates of registration, including any computer hardware or

4-29  software.

4-30      3.  A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to issue certificates of

4-31  registration pursuant to subsection 1 shall not:

4-32      (a) Charge any additional fee for the performance of those

4-33  services;

4-34      (b) Receive compensation from the department for the

4-35  performance of those services;

4-36      (c) Accept applications for the renewal of registration of a motor

4-37  vehicle; or

4-38      (d) Accept an application for the registration of a motor vehicle if

4-39  the applicant wishes to:

4-40        (1) Obtain special license plates pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to

4-41  482.3825, inclusive, and section 1 of Senate Bill No. 54 of this

4-42  session and section 1 of this act; or

4-43        (2) Claim the exemption from the governmental services tax

4-44  provided pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to veterans and their relations.

4-45      4.  The director shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to

4-46  carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations adopted

4-47  pursuant to this subsection must provide for:

4-48      (a) The expedient and secure issuance of license plates and decals

4-49  by the department; and

5-1       (b) The withdrawal of the authority granted to a new vehicle dealer

5-2  pursuant to subsection 1 if that dealer fails to comply with the

5-3  regulations adopted by the department.

5-4       Sec. 3.  NRS 482.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-5       482.500  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or 3,

5-6  whenever upon application any duplicate or substitute certificate of

5-7  registration, decal or number plate is issued, the following fees must

5-8  be paid:

5-9   

5-10  For a certificate of registration............ $5.00

5-11  For every substitute number plate or set of plates5.00

5-12  For every duplicate number plate or set of plates............................................................ 10.00

5-13  For every decal displaying a county name.50

5-14  For every other decal, license plate sticker or tab5.00

 

5-15      2.  The following fees must be paid for any replacement plate or

5-16  set of plates issued for the following special license plates:

5-17      (a) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667,

5-18  482.3672, 482.3675, 482.370 to 482.376, inclusive, or 482.379 to

5-19  482.3816, inclusive, and section 1 of Senate Bill No. 54 of this

5-20  session and section 1 of this act, a fee of $10.

5-21      (b) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.368,

5-22  482.3765, 482.377 or 482.378, a fee of $5.

5-23      (c) For any souvenir license plate issued pursuant to NRS

5-24  482.3825 or sample license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a

5-25  fee equal to that established by the director for the issuance of those

5-26  plates.

5-27      3.  A fee must not be charged for a duplicate or substitute of a

5-28  decal issuedpursuant to NRS 482.37635.

5-29      4.  The fees which are paid for duplicate number plates and decals

5-30  displaying county names must be deposited with the state treasurer for

5-31  credit to the motor vehicle fund and allocated to the department to

5-32  defray the costs of duplicating the plates and manufacturing the

5-33  decals.

5-34      5.  As used in this section:

5-35      (a) “Duplicate number plate” means a license plate or a set of

5-36  license plates issued to a registered owner which repeat the code of a

5-37  plate or set of plates previously issued to the owner to maintain his

5-38  registration using the same code.

5-39      (b) “Substitute number plate” means a license plate or a set of

5-40  license plates issued in place of a previously issued and unexpired

5-41  plate or set of plates. The plate or set of plates does not repeat the

5-42  code of the previously issued plate or set.

5-43    Sec. 5.  On or before July 1, 2005, the department of motor vehicles

5-44  and public safety shall determine and publicly declare the number of

5-45  applications it has received for the issuance of license plates pursuant to

5-46  section 1 of this act.

5-47    Sec. 6.  1.  This section and sections 1, 3 and 5 of this act become

5-48  effective on July 1, 2001.

6-1    2.  Section 2 of this act becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 1,

6-2  2001.

6-3    3.  Section 4 of this act becomes effective at 12:02 a.m. on July 1,

6-4  2001.

6-5    4.  The amendatory provisions of this act expire by limitation on July 1,

6-6  2005, if on that date the department of motor vehicles and public safety has

6-7  received fewer than 250 applicants for the issuance of license plates

6-8  pursuant to section 1 of this act.

 

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