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HOUSE BILL NO. 200
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVES KAUFMAN, Shaw, Nelson
Introduced: 5/5/21
Referred: State Affairs, Finance
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act relating to special request specialty organization registration plates."
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
3 * Section 1. AS 28.10.181 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
4 (ll) Special request specialty organization plates. The department shall adopt
5 regulations to allow for the issuance of special request specialty organization
6 registration plates sponsored by an organization that is based in this state and is tax
7 exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is an Alaska chapter of a national organization that is
8 tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c), is a department of the state, or is a municipality of
9 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. If the department denies an application to create a
12 specialty organization registration plate under this section, the department shall notify
13 the commissioner of the denial. The commissioner may reverse the decision of the
14 department and require issuance of the requested plate. The department may
15 disapprove the issuance of registration plates under this subsection when the requested
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1 plates duplicate an existing registration. Regulations adopted under this subsection
2 must
3 (1) provide that the entity requesting the issuance of the plates
4 (A) submit an application on a form provided by the
5 department;
6 (B) pay an application fee set by the department for issuance of
7 the new registration plates;
8 (C) pay the entire cost of developing and issuing the specialty
9 plate;
10 (D) may not be offensive in purpose, nature, activity, or name;
11 (E) may charge a fee for issuance of a specialty registration
12 plate in addition to any registration fees set by statute or regulation;
13 (2) provide for notice to the entity sponsoring the plate not later than
14 six months before a proposed cancellation of the specialty organization plate;
15 (3) establish procedures for owners of vehicles to purchase specialty
16 organization registration plates under this subsection.
17 * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.421(d) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:
18 (26) special request specialty organization plates under
19 AS 28.10.181(ll) ..................................................................................................... $100
20 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the $100
21 fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance of and the
22 replacement of the plates; in addition, an entity sponsoring a special request specialty
23 organization plate may charge a fee on first issuance and renewal of the plates.
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Statutes affected:
HB0200A, AM HB 200, introduced 05/05/2021: 28.10.181, 28.10.421