Assembly
Bill No. 113–Assemblymen Anderson, de Braga, Carpenter, Collins, Dini,
Beers, Berman, Buckley, Claborn, Gibbons, Hettrick, Lee, Manendo, Marvel,
McClain, Neighbors, Nolan, Smith and Von Tobel
February
12, 2001
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Referred
to Committee on Transportation
SUMMARY—Provides for issuance of special license plates for support of
rodeos. (BDR 43‑1005)
FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government: No.
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EXPLANATION
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italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted
material] is material to
be omitted.
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AN ACT
relating to motor vehicles; providing
for the issuance of special license plates for the support of rodeos, including
support for the programs and activities of the Reno Rodeo Foundation and Nevada
High School Rodeo Association or their successors; 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, in
1-4 cooperation
with the Reno Rodeo Foundation and the Nevada High
1-5 School Rodeo
Association or their successors, shall design, prepare and
1-6 issue license
plates for the support of rodeos, including support for the
1-7 programs and
charitable activities of the Reno Rodeo Foundation and
1-8 the Nevada High
School Rodeo Association, or their successors, using
1-9 any colors and
designs that the department deems appropriate. The
1-10 department
shall not design, prepare or issue the license plates unless it
1-11 receives at
least 250 applications for the issuance of those
plates.
1-12 2. If the department receives at least 250
applications for the
1-13 issuance of
license plates for the support of rodeos, the department shall
1-14 issue those
plates for a passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon
1-15 application by
a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS
1-16 482.265 and who
otherwise complies with the requirements for
1-17 registration
and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request
2-1 that
personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667
2-2 be combined
with license plates for the support of rodeos if that person
2-3 pays the fees
for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the
2-4 fees for the
license plates for the support of rodeos pursuant to
2-5 subsections 3
and 4.
2-6 3. The fee for license plates for the
support of rodeos is $35, in
2-7 addition to all
other applicable registration and license fees and motor
2-8 vehicle
privilege taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the
2-9 payment of
$10.
2-10 4. In addition to all other applicable
registration and license fees and
2-11 motor vehicle
privilege taxes and the fee prescribed in subsection 3, a
2-12 person who
requests a set of license plates for the support of rodeos must
2-13 pay for the
initial issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25 and for
2-14 each renewal of
the plates an additional fee of $20, to be distributed
2-15 pursuant to
subsection 5.
2-16 5. The department shall deposit the fees
collected pursuant to
2-17 subsection 4
with the state treasurer for credit to the state general fund.
2-18 The state
treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute the fees
2-19 deposited
pursuant to this subsection in the following
manner:
2-20 (a) Remit one-half of the fees to the
Reno Rodeo Foundation or its
2-21 successor for
the support of programs and charitable activities of the
2-22 Reno Rodeo
Foundation or its successor.
2-23 (b) Remit one-half of the fees to the
Nevada High School Rodeo
2-24 Association or
its successor for the support of programs and charitable
2-25 activities of
the Nevada High School Rodeo Association or its
successor.
2-26 6. If, during a registration year, the
holder of license plates issued
2-27 pursuant to the
provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which
2-28 the plates are
affixed, the holder shall:
2-29 (a) Retain the plates and affix them to
another vehicle that meets the
2-30 requirements of
this section if the transfer and registration fees are paid
2-31 as set forth in
this chapter; or
2-32 (b) Within 30 days after removing the
plates from the vehicle, return
2-33 them to the
department.
2-34 Sec. 2. NRS 482.216 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
2-35 482.216 1. Upon the request of a new vehicle dealer,
the department
2-36 may authorize the new
vehicle dealer to:
2-37 (a) Accept applications for the
registration of the new motor vehicles he
2-38 sells and the related fees
and taxes;
2-39 (b) Issue certificates of registration to
applicants who satisfy the
2-40 requirements of this
chapter; and
2-41 (c) Accept applications for the transfer
of registration pursuant to NRS
2-42 482.399 if the applicant
purchased from the new vehicle dealer a new
2-43 vehicle to which the
registration is to be transferred.
2-44 2. A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to
issue certificates of
2-45 registration pursuant to
subsection 1 shall:
2-46 (a) Transmit the applications he receives
to the department within the
2-47 period prescribed by the
department;
2-48 (b) Transmit the fees he collects from
the applicants and properly
2-49 account for them within the
period prescribed by the department;
3-1 (c) Comply with the regulations adopted
pursuant to subsection 4; and
3-2 (d) Bear any cost of equipment which is
necessary to issue certificates
3-3 of registration, including
any computer hardware or software.
3-4 3. A new vehicle dealer who is authorized to
issue certificates of
3-5 registration pursuant to
subsection 1 shall not:
3-6 (a) Charge any additional fee for the
performance of those services;
3-7 (b) Receive compensation from the
department for the performance of
3-8 those
services;
3-9 (c) Accept applications for the renewal
of registration of a motor
3-10 vehicle;
or
3-11 (d) Accept an application for the
registration of a motor vehicle if the
3-12 applicant wishes
to:
3-13 (1) Obtain special license
plates pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to
3-14 482.3825, inclusive [;] , and section 1 of this
act; or
3-15 (2) Claim the exemption from
the vehicle privilege tax provided
3-16 pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to
veterans and their relations.
3-17 4. The director shall adopt such regulations
as are necessary to carry
3-18 out the provisions of this
section. The regulations adopted pursuant to this
3-19 subsection must provide
for:
3-20 (a) The expedient and secure issuance of
license plates and decals by
3-21 the department;
and
3-22 (b) The withdrawal of the authority
granted to a new vehicle dealer
3-23 pursuant to subsection 1 if
that dealer fails to comply with the regulations
3-24 adopted by the
department.
3-25 Sec. 3. NRS 482.500 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
3-26 482.500 1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2 or 3,
3-27 whenever upon application
any duplicate or substitute certificate of
3-28 registration, decal or
number plate is issued, the following fees must be
3-29 paid:
3-30 For a certificate of
registration...
$5.00
3-31 For every substitute number
plate or set of plates....................................
5.00
3-32 For every duplicate number
plate or set of plates..................................
10.00
3-33 For every decal displaying a
county name..............................................
.50
3-34 For every other decal,
license plate sticker or tab..................................
5.00
3-35 2. The following fees must be paid for any
replacement plate or set of
3-36 plates issued for the
following special license plates:
3-37 (a) For any special plate issued pursuant
to NRS 482.3667, 482.3672,
3-38 482.3675, 482.370 to
482.376, inclusive, or 482.379 to 482.3816,
3-39 inclusive, and section 1 of this act,
a fee of $10.
3-40 (b) For any special plate issued pursuant
to NRS 482.368, 482.3765,
3-41 482.377 or 482.378, a fee of
$5.
3-42 (c) For any souvenir license plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.3825 or
3-43 sample license plate issued
pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a fee equal to that
3-44 established by the director
for the issuance of those plates.
3-45 3. A fee must not be charged for a duplicate
or substitute of a
decal
3-46 [requested] issued pursuant to NRS
482.37635.
4-1 4. The fees which are paid for duplicate
number plates and decals
4-2 displaying county names must
be deposited with the state treasurer for
4-3 credit to the motor vehicle
fund and allocated to the department to defray
4-4 the costs of duplicating the
plates and manufacturing the decals.
4-5 5. As used in this
section:
4-6 (a) “Duplicate number plate” means a
license plate or a set of license
4-7 plates issued to a
registered owner which repeat the code of a plate or set of
4-8 plates previously issued to
the owner to maintain his registration using the
4-9 same
code.
4-10 (b) “Substitute number plate” means a
license plate or a set of license
4-11 plates issued in place of a
previously issued and unexpired plate or set of
4-12 plates. The plate or set of
plates does not repeat the code of the previously
4-13 issued plate or set.
4-14 Sec. 4. On or before October 1, 2005, the
department of motor
4-15 vehicles and public safety
shall determine and publicly declare the number
4-16 of applications it has
received for the issuance of license plates pursuant to
4-17 section 1 of this
act.
4-18 Sec. 5. The amendatory provisions of this act
expire by limitation on
4-19 October 1, 2005, if on that
date the department of motor vehicles and
4-20 public safety has received
fewer than 250 applications for the issuance of
4-21 license plates pursuant to
section 1 of this act.
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