H. B. 2798
(By Delegates Ireland and D. Evans)
[Introduced March 1, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §17A-3-14 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Division of
Motor Vehicles to issue a special "SECOND AMENDMENT" license
plate.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §17A-3-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION; ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.
§17A-3-14. Registration plates generally; description of plates;
issuance of special numbers and plates;
registration fees; special application fees;
exemptions; commissioner to promulgate forms;
suspension and nonrenewal.
(a) The division upon registering a vehicle shall issue to the
owner one registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer
or other motor vehicle.
(b) Registration plates issued by the division shall meet the
following requirements:
(1) Every registration plate shall be of reflectorized
material and have displayed upon it the registration number
assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued; the name of this
state, which may be abbreviated; and the year number for which it
is issued or the date of expiration of the plate.
(2) Every registration plate and the required letters and
numerals on the plate shall be of sufficient size to be plainly
readable from a distance of one hundred feet during daylight:
Provided, That the requirements of this subdivision shall not apply
to the year number for which the plate is issued or the date of
expiration.
(3) Registration numbering for registration plates shall begin
with number two.
(c) The division may not issue, permit to be issued or
distribute any special registration plates except as follows:
(1) The Governor shall be issued two registration plates, on
one of which shall be imprinted the numeral one and on the other
the word one.
(2) State officials and judges may be issued special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to
the Secretary of State, State Superintendent of Schools, Auditor,
Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and the Attorney General,
the members of both houses of the Legislature, including the
elected officials of both houses of the Legislature, the justices
of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the
representatives and senators of the state in the Congress of the
United States, the judges of the West Virginia circuit courts,
active and retired on senior status, the judges of the United
States district courts for the State of West Virginia and the
judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the fourth
circuit, if any of the judges are residents of West Virginia, a
special registration plate for a Class A motor vehicle and a
special registration plate for a Class G motorcycle owned by the
official or his or her spouse: Provided, That the division may
issue a Class A special registration plate for each vehicle titled
to the official and a Class G special registration plate for each
motorcycle titled to the official.
(B) Each plate issued pursuant to this subdivision shall bear
any combination of letters and numbers not to exceed an amount
determined by the commissioner and a designation of the office.
Each plate shall supersede the regular numbered plate assigned to
the official or his or her spouse during the official's term of office and while the motor vehicle is owned by the official or his
or her spouse.
(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for every
registration plate issued pursuant to this subdivision, which is in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(3) The division may issue members of the National Guard
forces special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the
division and receipt of written evidence from the chief executive
officer of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, as
appropriate, or the commanding officer of any United States Armed
Forces reserve unit that the applicant is a member thereof, the
division shall issue to any member of the National Guard of this
state or a member of any reserve unit of the United States Armed
Forces a special registration plate designed by the commissioner
for any number of Class A motor vehicles owned by the member. Upon
presentation of written evidence of retirement status, retired
members of this state's Army or Air National Guard, or retired
members of any reserve unit of the United States Armed Forces, are
eligible to purchase the special registration plate issued pursuant
to this subdivision.
(B) The division shall charge an initial application fee of
$10 for each special registration plate issued pursuant to this
subdivision, which is in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. Except as otherwise provided herein, effective July
1, 2007, all fees currently held in the special revolving fund used
in the administration of this section and all fees collected by the
division shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's National Guard forces license plate until the surviving
spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.
(4) Specially arranged registration plates may be issued as
follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, any owner of a motor vehicle
subject to Class A registration, or a motorcycle subject to Class
G registration, as defined by this article, may request that the
division issue a registration plate bearing specially arranged
letters or numbers with the maximum number of letters or numbers to
be determined by the commissioner. The division shall attempt to
comply with the request wherever possible.
(B) The commissioner shall propose rules for legislative
approval in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a
of this code regarding the orderly distribution of the plates:
Provided, That for purposes of this subdivision, the registration
plates requested and issued shall include all plates bearing the
numbers two through two thousand.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each special
registration plate issued pursuant to this subdivision, which is in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(5) The division may issue honorably discharged veterans
special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to
any honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the armed
services of the United States a special registration plate for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant
with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the Division of
Motor Vehicles.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee is to compensate the Division of Motor Vehicles for
additional costs and services required in the issuing of the
special registration. All fees collected by the division shall be
deposited in the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this
section may be construed to exempt any veteran from any other
provision of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's honorably discharged veterans license plate until the
surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license
plate.
(6) The division may issue disabled veterans special
registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any disabled veteran who is exempt from the payment of registration
fees under the provisions of this chapter a registration plate for
a vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant which bears
the letters "DV" in red and also the regular identification
numerals in red.
(B) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's disabled veterans license plate until the surviving spouse
dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.
(C) A qualified disabled veteran may obtain a second disabled
veterans license plate as described in this section for use on a
passenger vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
The division shall charge a one-time fee of $10 to be deposited
into the State Road Fund, in addition to all other fees required by
this chapter, for the second plate.
(7) The division may issue recipients of the distinguished
Purple Heart medal special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, there shall be issued to any
armed service person holding the distinguished Purple Heart medal
for persons wounded in combat a registration plate for a vehicle
titled in the name of the qualified applicant bearing letters or
numbers. The registration plate shall be designed by the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and shall denote that those
individuals who are granted this special registration plate are
recipients of the Purple Heart. All letterings shall be in purple where practical.
(B) Registration plates issued pursuant to this subdivision
are exempt from all registration fees otherwise required by the
provisions of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's Purple Heart medal license plate until the surviving
spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.
(D) A recipient of the Purple Heart medal may obtain a second
Purple Heart medal license plate as described in this section for
use on a passenger vehicle titled in the name of the qualified
applicant. The division shall charge a one-time fee of $10 to be
deposited into the State Road Fund, in addition to all other fees
required by this chapter, for the second plate.
(8) The division may issue survivors of the attack on Pearl
Harbor special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the owner of a motor vehicle
who was enlisted in any branch of the armed services that
participated in and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor on December
7, 1941, the division shall issue a special registration plate for
a vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant. The
registration plate shall be designed by the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles.
(B) Registration plates issued pursuant to this subdivision
are exempt from the payment of all registration fees otherwise required by the provisions of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor license plate
until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the
license plate.
(D) A survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor may obtain a
second survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor license plate as
described in this section for use on a passenger vehicle titled in
the name of the qualified applicant. The division shall charge a
one-time fee of $10 to be deposited into the State Road Fund, in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter, for the second
plate.
(9) The division may issue special registration plates to
nonprofit charitable and educational organizations authorized under
prior enactment of this subdivision as follows:
(A) Approved nonprofit charitable and educational
organizations previously authorized under the prior enactment of
this subdivision may accept and collect applications for special
registration plates from owners of Class A motor vehicles together
with a special annual fee of $15, which is in addition to all other
fees required by this chapter. The applications and fees shall be
submitted to the Division of Motor Vehicles with the request that
the division issue a registration plate bearing a combination of
letters or numbers with the organizations' logo or emblem, with the maximum number of letters or numbers to be determined by the
commissioner.
(B) The commissioner shall propose rules for legislative
approval in accordance with the provisions of article three,
chapter twenty-nine-a of this code regarding the procedures for and
approval of special registration plates issued pursuant to this
subdivision.
(C) The commissioner shall set an appropriate fee to defray
the administrative costs associated with designing and
manufacturing special registration plates for a nonprofit
charitable or educational organization. The nonprofit charitable
or educational organization shall collect this fee and forward it
to the division for deposit in the State Road Fund. The nonprofit
charitable or educational organization may also collect a fee for
marketing the special registration plates.
(10) The division may issue specified emergency or volunteer
registration plates as follows:
(A) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of the
State of West Virginia and who is a certified paramedic or
emergency medical technician, a member of a paid fire department,
a member of the State Fire Commission, the State Fire Marshal, the
State Fire Marshal's assistants, the state Fire Administrator and
voluntary rescue squad members may apply for a special license
plate for any number of Class A vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant which bears the insignia of the profession,
group or commission. Any insignia shall be designed by the
commissioner. License plates issued pursuant to this subdivision
shall bear the requested insignia in addition to the registration
number issued to the applicant pursuant to the provisions of this
article.
(B) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision
shall be accompanied by an affidavit signed by the fire chief or
department head of the applicant stating that the applicant is
justified in having a registration with the requested insignia;
proof of compliance with all laws of this state regarding
registration and licensure of motor vehicles; and payment of all
required fees.
(C) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision
shall be accompanied by payment of a special initial application
fee of $10, which is in addition to any other registration or
license fee required by this chapter. All special fees shall be
collected by the division and deposited into the State Road Fund.
(11) The division may issue specified certified firefighter
registration plates as follows:
(A) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of the
State of West Virginia and who is a certified firefighter may apply
for a special license plate which bears the insignia of the
profession, for any number of Class A vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Any insignia shall be designed by the
commissioner. License plates issued pursuant to this subdivision
shall bear the requested insignia pursuant to the provisions of
this article. Upon presentation of written evidence of
certification as a certified firefighter, certified firefighters
are eligible to purchase the special registration plate issued
pursuant to this subdivision.
(B) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision
shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating that the applicant is
justified in having a registration with the requested insignia;
proof of compliance with all laws of this state regarding
registration and licensure of motor vehicles; and payment of all
required fees. The firefighter certification department, section
or division of the West Virginia University fire service extension
shall notify the commissioner in writing immediately when a
firefighter loses his or her certification. If a firefighter loses
his or her certification, the commissioner may not issue him or her
a license plate under this subsection.
(C) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision
shall be accompanied by payment of a special initial application
fee of $10, which is in addition to any other registration or
license fee required by this chapter. All special fees shall be
collected by the division and deposited into the State Road Fund.
(12) The division may issue special scenic registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the commissioner shall issue
a special registration plate displaying a scenic design of West
Virginia which displays the words "Wild Wonderful" as a slogan.
(B) The division shall charge a special one-time initial
application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by
this chapter. All initial application fees collected by the
division shall be deposited into the State Road Fund.
(13) The division may issue honorably discharged Marine Corps
league members special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to
any honorably discharged Marine Corps league member a special
registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of
the qualified applicant with an insignia designed by the
Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(B) The division may charge a special one-time initial
application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by
this chapter. This special fee is to compensate the Division of
Motor Vehicles for additional costs and services required in the
issuing of the special registration and shall be collected by the
division and deposited in the State Road Fund: Provided, That
nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any veteran from
any other provision of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's honorably discharged Marine Corps League license plate
until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the
license plate.
(14) The division may issue military organization registration
plates as follows:
(A) The division may issue a special registration plate for
the members of any military organization chartered by the United
States Congress upon receipt of a guarantee from the organization
of a minimum of one hundred applicants. The insignia on the plate
shall be designed by the commissioner.
(B) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue
members of the chartered organization in good standing, as
determined by the governing body of the chartered organization, a
special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the
name of the qualified applicant.
(C) The division shall charge a special one-time initial
application fee of $10 for each special license plate in addition
to all other fees required by this chapter. All initial
application fees collected by the division shall be deposited into
the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be
construed to exempt any veteran from any other provision of this
chapter.
(D) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's military organization registration plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the special
military organization registration plate.
(15) The division may issue special nongame wildlife
registration plates and special wildlife registration plates as
follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a
special registration plate displaying a species of West Virginia
wildlife which shall display a species of wildlife native to West
Virginia as prescribed and designated by the commissioner and the
Director of the Division of Natural Resources.
(B) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each
special nongame wildlife registration plate and each special
wildlife registration plate in addition to all other fees required
by this chapter. All annual fees collected for nongame wildlife
registration plates and wildlife registration plates shall be
deposited in a special revenue account designated the Nongame
Wildlife Fund and credited to the Division of Natural Resources.
(C) The division shall charge a special one-time initial
application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by
this chapter. All initial application fees collected by the
division shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.
(16) The division may issue members of the Silver Haired
Legislature special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any person who is a duly qualified member of the Silver Haired
Legislature a specialized registration plate which bears
recognition of the applicant as a member of the Silver Haired
Legislature.
(B) A qualified member of the Silver Haired Legislature may
obtain one registration plate described in this subdivision for use
on a passenger vehicle titled in the name of the qualified
applicant. The division shall charge an annual fee of $15, in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter, for the plate.
All annual fees collected by the division shall be deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(17) Upon appropriate application, the commissioner shall
issue to a classic motor vehicle or classic motorcycle as defined
in section three-a, article ten of this chapter, a special
registration plate designed by the commissioner. An annual fee of
$15, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter, shall
be charged for each classic registration plate.
(18) Honorably discharged veterans may be issued special
registration plates for motorcycles subject to Class G registration
as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, there shall be issued to any
honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the armed services of
the United States a special registration plate for any number of
motorcycles subject to Class G registration titled in the name of the qualified applicant with an insignia designed by the
Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(B) A special initial application fee of $10 shall be charged
in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee is
to be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road
Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be construed to
exempt any veteran from any other provision of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's honorably discharged veterans license plate until the
surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license
plate.
(19) Racing theme special registration plates:
(A) The division may issue a series of special registration
plates displaying National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
themes.
(B) An annual fee of $25 shall be charged for each special
racing theme registration plate in addition to all other fees
required by this chapter. All annual fees collected for each
special racing theme registration plate shall be deposited into the
State Road Fund.
(C) A special application fee of $10 shall be charged at the
time of initial application as well as upon application for any
duplicate or replacement registration plate, in addition to all
other fees required by this chapter. All application fees shall be deposited into the State Road Fund.
(20) The division may issue recipients of the Navy Cross,
Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force
Cross, Bronze Star, Silver Star or Air Medal special registration
plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to
any recipient of the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Bronze
Star or Air Medal, a registration plate for any number of vehicles
titled in the name of the qualified applicant bearing letters or
numbers. A separate registration plate shall be designed by the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for each award that denotes that
those individuals who are granted this special registration plate
are recipients of the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star or Bronze
Star, or Air Medal as applicable.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section exempts
the applicant for a special registration plate under this
subdivision from any other provision of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star or Air
Medal special registration plate until the surviving spouse dies,
remarries or does not renew the special registration plate.
(21) The division may issue honorably discharged veterans
special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to
any honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the armed
services of the United States with verifiable service during World
War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War or
the War Against Terrorism a special registration plate for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant
with an insignia designed by the commissioner denoting service in
the applicable conflict.
(B) The division shall charge a special one-time initial
application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by
law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and
deposited in the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing contained
in this section may be construed to exempt any veteran from any
other provision of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's honorably discharged veterans registration plate until the
surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the special
registration plate.
(22) The division may issue special volunteer firefighter registration plates as follows:
(A) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of West
Virginia and who is a volunteer firefighter may apply for a special
license plate for any Class A vehicle titled in the name of the
qualified applicant which bears the insignia of the profession in
white letters on a red background. The insignia shall be designed
by the commissioner and shall contain a fireman's helmet insignia
on the left side of the license plate.
(B) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision
shall be accompanied by an affidavit signed by the applicant's fire
chief, stating that the applicant is a volunteer firefighter and
justified in having a registration plate with the requested
insignia. The applicant must comply with all other laws of this
state regarding registration and licensure of motor vehicles and
must pay all required fees.
(C) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision
shall be accompanied by payment of a special one-time initial
application fee of $10, which is in addition to any other
registration or license fee required by this chapter. All
application fees shall be deposited into the State Road Fund.
(23) The division may issue special registration plates which
reflect patriotic themes, including the display of any United
States symbol, icon, phrase or expression which evokes patriotic
pride or recognition.
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to
an applicant a registration plate of the applicant's choice,
displaying a patriotic theme as provided in this subdivision, for
a vehicle titled in the name of the applicant. A series of
registration plates displaying patriotic themes shall be designed
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for distribution to
applicants.
(B) The division shall charge a special one-time initial
application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by
law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and
deposited in the State Road Fund.
(24) Special license plates bearing the American flag and the
logo "9/11/01".
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue
special registration plates which shall display the American flag
and the logo "9/11/01".
(B) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(C) A special application fee of $10 shall be charged at the
time of initial application as well as upon application for any
duplicate or replacement registration plate, in addition to all
other fees required by this chapter. All application fees shall be
deposited into the State Road Fund.
(25) The division may issue a special registration plate celebrating the centennial of the 4-H youth development movement
and honoring the Future Farmers of America organization as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate depicting the symbol of the 4-H
organization which represents the head, heart, hands and health as
well as the symbol of the Future Farmers of America organization
which represents a cross section of an ear of corn for any number
of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each
special 4-H Future Farmers of America registration plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(26) The division may issue special registration plates to
educators in the state's elementary and secondary schools and in
the state's institutions of higher education as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund.
(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each
special educator registration plate in addition to all other fees
required by this chapter.
(27) The division may issue special registration plates to
members of the Nemesis Shrine as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer
sufficient proof of membership in Nemesis Shrine.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(D) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this
section, the time period for the Nemesis Shrine to comply with the
minimum one hundred prepaid applications is hereby extended to
January 15, 2005.
(28) The division may issue volunteers and employees of the
American Red Cross special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any person who is a duly qualified volunteer or employee of the
American Red Cross a specialized registration plate which bears
recognition of the applicant as a volunteer or employee of the
American Red Cross for any number of vehicles titled in the name of
the qualified applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(29) The division shall issue special registration plates to
individuals who have received either the Combat Infantry Badge or
the Combat Medic Badge as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer
sufficient proof that they have received either the Combat Infantry
Badge or the Combat Medic Badge.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(30) The division may issue special registration plates to
members of the Knights of Columbus as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer
sufficient proof of membership in the Knights of Columbus.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(D) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this
section, the time period for the Knights of Columbus to comply with
the minimum one hundred prepaid applications is hereby extended to
January 15, 2007.
(31) The division may issue special registration plates to
former members of the Legislature as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer
sufficient proof of former service as an elected or appointed member of the West Virginia House of Delegates or the West Virginia
Senate.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund. The design of the plate shall indicate total
years of service in the Legislature.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(32) Democratic state or county executive committee member
special registration plates:
(A) The division shall design and issue special registration
plates for use by democratic state or county executive committee
members. The design of the plates shall include an insignia of a
donkey and shall differentiate by wording on the plate between
state and county executive committee members.
(B) An annual fee of $25 shall be charged for each democratic
state or county executive committee member registration plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All annual
fees collected for each special plate issued under this subdivision
shall be deposited into the State Road Fund.
(C) A special application fee of $10 shall be charged at the
time of initial application as well as upon application for any
duplicate or replacement registration plate, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All application fees shall be
deposited into the State Road Fund.
(D) The division shall not begin production of a plate
authorized under the provisions of this subdivision until the
division receives at least one hundred completed applications from
the state or county executive committee members, including all fees
required pursuant to this subdivision.
(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this
section, the time period for the democratic executive committee to
comply with the minimum one hundred prepaid applications is hereby
extended to January 15, 2005.
(33) The division may issue honorably discharged female
veterans special registration plates as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, there shall be issued to any
female honorably discharged veteran, of any branch of the armed
services of the United States, a special registration plate for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant
with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the Division of
Motor Vehicles to designate the recipient as a woman veteran.
(B) A special initial application fee of $10 shall be charged
in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee
shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road
Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be construed to
exempt any veteran from any other provision of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his deceased
spouse's honorably discharged veterans license plate until the
surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license
plate.
(34) The division may issue special registration plates
bearing the logo, symbol, insignia, letters or words demonstrating
association with West Liberty State College to any resident owner
of a motor vehicle. Resident owners may apply for the special
license plate for any number of Class A vehicles titled in the name
of the applicant. The special registration plates shall be
designed by the commissioner. Each application submitted pursuant
to this subdivision shall be accompanied by payment of a special
initial application fee of $15, which is in addition to any other
registration or license fee required by this chapter. The division
shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each special registration
plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All
special fees shall be collected by the division and deposited into
the State Road Fund.
(35) The division may issue special registration plates to
members of the Harley Owners Group as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer sufficient proof of membership in the Harley Owners Group.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(36) The division may issue special registration plates for
persons retired from any branch of the armed services of the United
States as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, there shall be issued to any
person who has retired after service in any branch of the armed
services of the United States, a special registration plate for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant
with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the Division of
Motor Vehicles to designate the recipient as retired from the armed
services of the United States.
(B) A special initial application fee of $10 shall be charged
in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee
shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road
Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be construed to
exempt any registrants from any other provision of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's retired military license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.
(37) The division may issue special registration plates
bearing the logo, symbol, insignia, letters or words demonstrating
association with or support for Fairmont State College as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(38) The division may issue special registration plates
honoring the farmers of West Virginia as follows:
(A) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of West
Virginia may apply for a special license plate depicting a farming
scene or other apt reference to farming, whether in pictures or
words, at the discretion of the commissioner.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10. This special fee shall be collected by the division
and deposited in the State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(39) The division shall issue special registration plates
promoting education as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a
special registration plate displaying a children's education-
related theme as prescribed and designated by the commissioner and
the State Superintendent of Schools.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(40) The division may issue members of the 82nd Airborne
Division Association special registration plates as follows:
(A) The division may issue a special registration plate for
members of the 82nd Airborne Division Association upon receipt of
a guarantee from the organization of a minimum of one hundred
applicants. The insignia on the plate shall be designed by the
commissioner.
(B) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue
members of the 82nd Airborne Division Association in good standing,
as determined by the governing body of the organization, a special
registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of
the qualified applicant.
(C) The division shall charge a special one-time initial
application fee of $10 for each special license plate in addition
to all other fees required by this chapter. All initial
application fees collected by the division shall be deposited into
the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be
construed to exempt the applicant from any other provision of this
chapter.
(D) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's special 82nd Airborne Division Association registration
plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew
the special registration plate.
(41) The division may issue special registration plates to
survivors of wounds received in the line of duty as a member with
a West Virginia law-enforcement agency.
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to
any member of a municipal police department, sheriff's department,
the State Police or the law-enforcement division of the Division of
Natural Resources who has been wounded in the line of duty and
awarded a Purple Heart in recognition thereof by the West Virginia
Chiefs of Police Association, the West Virginia Sheriffs'
Association, the West Virginia Troopers Association or the Division
of Natural Resources a special registration plate for one vehicle
titled in the name of the qualified applicant with an insignia
appropriately designed by the commissioner.
(B) Registration plates issued pursuant to this subdivision
are exempt from the registration fees otherwise required by the
provisions of this chapter.
(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's special registration plate until the surviving spouse
dies, remarries or does not renew the plate.
(D) Survivors of wounds received in the line of duty as a
member with a West Virginia law-enforcement agency may obtain a
license plate as described in this section for use on a passenger
vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant. The
division shall charge a one-time fee of $10 to be deposited into
the State Road Fund, in addition to all other fees required by this
chapter, for the second plate.
(42) The division may issue a special registration plate for
persons who are Native Americans and residents of this state.
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to
an applicant who is a Native American resident of West Virginia a
registration plate for a vehicle titled in the name of the
applicant with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the
Division of Motor Vehicles to designate the recipient as a Native
American.
(B) The division shall charge a special one-time initial
application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by
law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(43) The division may issue special registration plates
commemorating the centennial anniversary of the creation of Davis
and Elkins College as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner to
commemorate the centennial anniversary of Davis and Elkins College
for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10. This special fee shall be collected by the division
and deposited in the State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(44) The division may issue special registration plates
recognizing and honoring breast cancer survivors.
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner to
recognize and honor breast cancer survivors, such plate to
incorporate somewhere in the design the "pink ribbon emblem", for
any number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10. This special fee shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(45) The division may issue special registration plates to
members of the Knights of Pythias or Pythian Sisters as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer
sufficient proof of membership in the Knights of Pythias or Pythian
Sisters.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(46) The commissioner may issue special registration plates
for whitewater rafting enthusiasts as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each
special registration plate in addition to all other fees required
by this chapter.
(47) The division may issue special registration plates to
members of Lions International as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner in
consultation with Lions International for any number of vehicles
titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Persons desiring
the special registration plate shall offer sufficient proof of
membership in Lions International.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(48) The division may issue special registration plates
supporting organ donation as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner which
recognizes, supports and honors organ and tissue donors and includes the words "Donate Life".
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(49) The division may issue special registration plates to
members of the West Virginia Bar Association as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner in
consultation with the West Virginia Bar Association for any number
of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Persons
desiring the special registration plate shall offer sufficient
proof of membership in the West Virginia Bar Association.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(50) The division may issue special registration plates
bearing an appropriate logo, symbol or insignia combined with the
words "SHARE THE ROAD" designed to promote bicycling in the state as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(51) The division may issue special registration plates
honoring coal miners as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a
special registration plate depicting and displaying coal miners in
mining activities as prescribed and designated by the commissioner
and the board of the National Coal Heritage Area Authority.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(52) The division may issue special registration plates to
present and former Boy Scouts as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the Commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer
sufficient proof of present or past membership in the Boy Scouts as
either a member or a leader.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(53) The division may issue special registration plates to
present and former Boy Scouts who have achieved Eagle Scout status
as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer
sufficient proof of achievement of Eagle Scout status.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(54) The division may issue special registration plates
recognizing and memorializing victims of domestic violence.
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner to
recognize and memorialize victims of domestic violence, such plate
to incorporate somewhere in the design the "purple ribbon emblem",
for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10. This special fee shall be deposited in the State Road
Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(55) The division may issue special registration plates
bearing the logo, symbol, insignia, letters or words demonstrating
association with or support for the University of Charleston as
follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(56) The division may issue special registration plates to
members of the Sons of the American Revolution as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner in
consultation with the Sons of the American Revolution for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer
sufficient proof of membership in the Sons of the American
Revolution.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in
addition to all other fees required by this chapter.
(57) The commissioner may issue special registration plates
for horse enthusiasts as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each
special registration plate in addition to all other fees required
by this chapter.
(58) The commissioner may issue special registration plates to
the next of kin of a member of any branch of the armed services of
the United States killed in combat as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a
special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the
name of a qualified applicant depicting the Gold Star awarded by
the United States Department of Defense as prescribed and
designated by the commissioner.
(B) The next of kin shall provide sufficient proof of
receiving a Gold Star lapel button from the United States
Department of Defense in accordance with Public Law 534, 89th
Congress, and criteria established by the United States Department
of Defense, including criteria to determine next of kin.
(C) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(D) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section are not
applicable for the issuance of the special license plates designated by this subdivision.
(59) The commissioner may issue special registration plates
for retired or former Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of
West Virginia as follows:
(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any
number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.
(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each
special registration plate in addition to all other fees required
by this chapter.
(D) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section are not
applicable for the issuance of the special license plates
designated by this subdivision.
(60) Upon approval by the commissioner of an appropriate
application, and upon all requirements of this subdivision being
satisfied, the division may issue special registration plates for
class A and class G motor vehicles to members of an organization
for which a special registration plate has not been issued pursuant
to any other subdivision in this subsection prior to January 1,
2010, in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
(A) An organization desiring to create a special registration
plate must comply with the following requirements to be eligible
to apply for the creation and issuance of a special registration
plate:
(i) The organization must be a nonprofit organization
organized and existing under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the
Internal Revenue Code and based, headquartered or have a chapter in
West Virginia;
(ii) The organization may be organized for, but may not be
restricted to, social, civic, higher education or entertainment
purposes;
(iii) The organization may not be a political party and may
not have been created or exist primarily to promote a specific
political or social belief, as determined by the commissioner in
his or her sole discretion;
(iv) The organization may not have as its primary purpose the
promotion of any specific faith, religion, religious belief or
antireligion;
(v) The name of the organization may not be the name of a
special product or brand name, and may not be construed, as
determined by the commissioner, as promoting a product or brand
name; and
(vi) The organization's lettering, logo, image or message to
be placed on the registration plate, if created, may not be obscene, offensive or objectionable as determined by the
commissioner in his or her sole discretion.
(B) Beginning July 1, 2010, an organization requesting the
creation and issuance of a special registration plate may make
application with the division. The application shall include
sufficient information, as determined by the commissioner, to
determine whether the special registration plate requested and the
organization making the application meet all of the requirements
set forth in this subdivision (60). The application shall also
include a proposed design, including lettering, logo, image or
message to be placed on the registration plate. The commissioner
shall notify the organization of the commissioner's approval or
disapproval of the application.
(C)(i) The commissioner may not begin the design or production
of any license plates authorized and approved pursuant to this
subdivision (60), subsection (c) of this section until the
organization which applied for the special registration plate has
collected and submitted collectively to the division applications
completed by at least two hundred fifty persons and collectively
deposited with the division all fees necessary to cover the first
year's basic registration, one-time design and manufacturing costs
and to cover the first year additional annual fee for all of the
applications submitted.
(ii) If the organization fails to submit the required number of applications and fees within six months of the effective date of
the approval of the application for the plate by the commissioner,
the plate will not be produced until a new application is submitted
and is approved by the commissioner: Provided, That an
organization that is unsuccessful in obtaining the minimum number
of applications may not make a new application for a special plate
until at least two years have passed since the approval of the
previous application of the organization.
(D) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $25 for each special license plate in addition to all other
fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the
division and deposited in the State Road Fund.
(E) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each
special registration plate in addition to all other fees required
by this chapter.
(F) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner in
consultation with the organization for any number of vehicles
titled in the name of a qualified registration plate applicant.
Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer
sufficient proof of membership in the organization.
(G) The commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or renewal
of the registration of any special plate issued pursuant to this
subdivision (60) if:
(i) The number of valid registrations for the specialty plate
falls below two hundred fifty plates for at least twelve
consecutive months; or
(ii) The organization no longer exists or no longer meets the
requirements of this subdivision.
(61) The commissioner may issue special registration plates
stating "SECOND AMENDMENT" for persons desiring those plates, as
follows:
_____(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a
special registration plate designed by the commissioner, which will
feature an insignia and design representing an endorsement of
rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States
Constitution, for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the
qualified applicant.
_____(B) The division shall charge a special initial application
fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This
special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the
State Road Fund.
_____(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each
special registration plate in addition to all other fees required
by this chapter.
(d) The minimum number of applications required prior to
design and production of a special license plate shall be as
follows:
(1) The commissioner may not begin the design or production of
any license plates for which eligibility is based on membership or
affiliation with a particular private organization until at least
one hundred persons complete an application and deposit with the
organization a check to cover the first year's basic registration,
one-time design and manufacturing costs and to cover the first year
additional annual fee. If the organization fails to submit the
required number of applications with attached checks within six
months of the effective date of the original authorizing
legislation, the plate will not be produced and will require
legislative reauthorization: Provided, That an organization or
group that is unsuccessful in obtaining the minimum number of
applications may not request reconsideration of a special plate
until at least two years have passed since the effective date of
the original authorization: Provided, however, That the provisions
of this subdivision (1) are not applicable to the issuance of
plates authorized pursuant to subdivision (60), subsection (c) of
this section.
(2) The commissioner may not begin the design or production of
any license plates authorized by this section for which membership
or affiliation with a particular organization is not required until
at least two hundred fifty registrants complete an application and
deposit a fee with the division to cover the first year's basic
registration fee, one-time design and manufacturing fee and additional annual fee if applicable. If the commissioner fails to
receive the required number of applications within six months of
the effective date of the original authorizing legislation, the
plate will not be produced and will require legislative
reauthorization: Provided, That if the minimum number of
applications is not satisfied within the six months of the
effective date of the original authorizing legislation, a person
may not request reconsideration of a special plate until at least
two years have passed since the effective date of the original
authorization.
(e) (1) Nothing in this section requires a charge for a free
prisoner of war license plate or a free recipient of the
Congressional Medal of Honor license plate for a vehicle titled in
the name of the qualified applicant as authorized by other
provisions of this code.
(2) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased
spouse's prisoner of war license plate or Congressional Medal of
Honor license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or
does not renew the license plate.
(3) Qualified former prisoners of war and recipients of the
Congressional Medal of Honor may obtain a second special
registration plate for use on a passenger vehicle titled in the
name of the qualified applicant. The division shall charge a one-
time fee of $10 to be deposited into the State Road Fund, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter, for the second
special plate.
(f) The division may issue special ten-year registration
plates as follows:
(1) The commissioner may issue or renew for a period of no
more than ten years any registration plate exempted from
registration fees pursuant to any provision of this code or any
restricted use antique motor vehicle license plate authorized by
section three-a, article ten of this chapter: Provided, That the
provisions of this subsection do not apply to any person who has
had a special registration suspended for failure to maintain motor
vehicle liability insurance as required by section three, article
two-a, chapter seventeen-d of this code or failure to pay personal
property taxes as required by section three-a of this article.
(2) An initial nonrefundable fee shall be charged for each
special registration plate issued pursuant to this subsection,
which is the total amount of fees required by section fifteen,
article ten of this chapter, section three, article three of this
chapter or section three-a, article ten of this chapter for the
period requested.
(g) The provisions of this section may not be construed to
exempt any registrant from maintaining motor vehicle liability
insurance as required by section three, article two-a, chapter
seventeen-d of this code or from paying personal property taxes on any motor vehicle as required by section three-a of this article.
(h) The commissioner may, in his or her discretion, issue a
registration plate of reflectorized material suitable for permanent
use on motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers, together with
appropriate devices to be attached to the registration to indicate
the year for which the vehicles have been properly registered or
the date of expiration of the registration. The design and
expiration of the plates shall be determined by the commissioner.
The commissioner shall, whenever possible and cost effective,
implement the latest technology in the design, production and
issuance of registration plates, indices of registration renewal
and vehicle ownership documents, including, but not limited to,
offering Internet renewal of vehicle registration and the use of
bar codes for instant identification of vehicles by scanning
equipment to promote the efficient and effective coordination and
communication of data for improving highway safety, aiding law
enforcement and enhancing revenue collection.
(i) Any license plate issued or renewed pursuant to this
chapter which is paid for by a check that is returned for
nonsufficient funds is void without further notice to the
applicant. The applicant may not reinstate the registration until
the returned check is paid by the applicant in cash, money order or
certified check and all applicable fees assessed as a result
thereof have been paid.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for the issuance
of special license plates stating "SECOND AMENDMENT".
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.