28-2470.19. Ak-Chin Indian community special plates

A. If, by December 31, 2023, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue Ak-Chin Indian community special plates.  The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the AK-Chin Indian community special plates.  The design and color of the Ak-Chin Indian community special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for Ak-Chin Indian community special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the Ak-Chin Indian community special plates.

B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the Ak-Chin Indian community department of public safety.  The Ak-Chin Indian community department of public safety shall use these monies only for traffic control devices that conform to the manual and specifications prescribed in section 28-641 on highways on the Ak-Chin Indian reservation that are located in this state and that are not state highways.