Assembly Bill No. 192–Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining

 

February 25, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to issuance of special license plates indicating support for promotion of agriculture within this state. (BDR 43‑181)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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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; expanding the categories of vehicles for which the special license plates indicating support for the promotion of agriculture within this state may be issued; providing for the issuance of souvenir license plates indicating support for the promotion of agriculture within this state; 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. NRS 482.37917 is hereby amended to read as

1-2  follows:

1-3  482.37917  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this

1-4  subsection, the Department, in cooperation with the State

1-5  Department of Agriculture and the Nevada Future Farmers of

1-6  America Foundation[,] or its successor, shall design, prepare and

1-7  issue license plates which indicate support for the promotion of

1-8  agriculture within this state, including, without limitation, support

1-9  for the programs and activities of the Future Farmers of America or

1-10  its successor within this state, using any colors that the Department

1-11  deems appropriate. The design of the license plates must include the

1-12  phrase “People Grow Things Here!” and an identifying symbol

1-13  furnished by the Nevada Future Farmers of America Foundation[.]

2-1  or its successor. The Department shall not design, prepare or issue

2-2  the license plates unless it receives at least 250 applications for the

2-3  issuance of those plates.

2-4  2.  If the Department receives at least 250 applications for the

2-5  issuance of license plates which indicate support for the promotion

2-6  of agriculture within this state, the Department shall issue those

2-7  plates for [a] :

2-8  (a) A passenger car [or] ;

2-9  (b) A light commercial vehicle ; and

2-10      (c) Any other vehicle that is required to be registered with the

2-11  Department, excluding motorcycles and vehicles registered with

2-12  the Department pursuant to NRS 706.801 to 706.861,

2-13  inclusive,

2-14  upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates

2-15  pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the

2-16  requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter.

2-17  A person may request that personalized prestige license plates

2-18  issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates

2-19  which indicate support for the promotion of agriculture within this

2-20  state if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license

2-21  plates in addition to the fees for the license plates which indicate

2-22  support for the promotion of agriculture within this state pursuant to

2-23  subsections 3 and 4.

2-24      3.  The fee for license plates which indicate support for the

2-25  promotion of agriculture within this state is $35, in addition to all

2-26  other applicable registration and license fees and governmental

2-27  services taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the payment

2-28  of $10.

2-29      4.  In addition to all [fees for the license,] other applicable

2-30  registration and license fees and governmental services taxes[,] and

2-31  the fee prescribed in subsection 3, a person who requests a set of

2-32  license plates which indicate support for the promotion of

2-33  agriculture within this state must pay for the initial issuance of the

2-34  plates an additional fee of $25 and for each renewal of the plates an

2-35  additional fee of $20, to be distributed in accordance with

2-36  subsection 5.

2-37      5.  The Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to

2-38  subsection 4 with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General

2-39  Fund. The State Treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute the

2-40  fees deposited pursuant to this section in the following manner:

2-41      (a) Remit one-half of the fees to the Nevada Future Farmers of

2-42  America Foundation or its successor for the support of programs

2-43  and activities of the Future Farmers of America or its successor

2-44  within this state.

3-1  (b) Deposit one-half of the fees for credit to the Account for

3-2  License Plates for the Promotion of Agriculture within this state

3-3  created pursuant to NRS 561.411.

3-4  6.  If, during a registration year, the holder of license plates

3-5  issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the

3-6  vehicle to which the plates are affixed, [he may retain] the holder

3-7  shall:

3-8  (a) Retain the plates and[:

3-9  (a) Affix] affix them to another vehicle that meets the

3-10  requirements of this section if the [transfer and registration fees are

3-11  paid as set out in this chapter; or] holder pays the fee for the

3-12  transfer of the registration and any registration fee or

3-13  governmental services tax due pursuant to NRS 482.399; or

3-14      (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle,

3-15  return them to the Department.

3-16      7.  The Director shall, at the request of the Nevada Future

3-17  Farmers of America Foundation or its successor:

3-18      (a) Order the design and preparation of souvenir license plates

3-19  which indicate support for the promotion of agriculture within this

3-20  state; and

3-21      (b) Issue such souvenir license plates only to the Nevada

3-22  Future Farmers of America Foundation or its successor for a fee

3-23  established pursuant to NRS 482.3825. The Nevada Future

3-24  Farmers of America Foundation or its successor may resell such

3-25  souvenir license plates at a price determined by the Foundation or

3-26  its successor.

3-27      Sec. 2.  NRS 482.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-28      482.500  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or 3,

3-29  whenever upon application any duplicate or substitute certificate of

3-30  registration, decal or number plate is issued, the following fees must

3-31  be paid:

 

3-32  For a certificate of registration....... $5.00

3-33  For every substitute number plate or set of plates   5.00

3-34  For every duplicate number plate or set of plates    10.00

3-35  For every decal displaying a county name  .50

3-36  For every other decal, license plate sticker or tab    5.00

 

3-37      2.  The following fees must be paid for any replacement plate or

3-38  set of plates issued for the following special license plates:

3-39      (a) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667,

3-40  482.3672, 482.3675, 482.370 to 482.376, inclusive, or 482.379 to

3-41  482.3816, inclusive, a fee of $10.

3-42      (b) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.368,

3-43  482.3765, 482.377 or 482.378, a fee of $5.

4-1  (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.37937 and

4-2  482.37945, and section 1 of this act, for any souvenir license plate

4-3  issued pursuant to NRS 482.3825 or sample license plate issued

4-4  pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a fee equal to that established by the

4-5  Director for the issuance of those plates.

4-6  3.  A fee must not be charged for a duplicate or substitute of a

4-7  decal issued pursuant to NRS 482.37635.

4-8  4.  The fees which are paid for duplicate number plates and

4-9  decals displaying county names must be deposited with the State

4-10  Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fund and allocated to the

4-11  Department to defray the costs of duplicating the plates and

4-12  manufacturing the decals.

4-13      5.  As used in this section:

4-14      (a) “Duplicate number plate” means a license plate or a set of

4-15  license plates issued to a registered owner which repeat the code of

4-16  a plate or set of plates previously issued to the owner to maintain his

4-17  registration using the same code.

4-18      (b) “Substitute number plate” means a license plate or a set of

4-19  license plates issued in place of a previously issued and unexpired

4-20  plate or set of plates. The plate or set of plates does not repeat the

4-21  code of the previously issued plate or set.

4-22      Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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