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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session
special license plates; veterans; design
Purpose
Establishes the veterans of overseas conflicts special plates and the Veterans of Overseas Conflicts Special Plate Fund (Fund).
Background
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Motor Vehicle Division provides one license plate to every motor vehicle owner for each vehicle registered (A.R.S. § 28-2351). ADOT is required to issue or renew special plates in lieu of regular license plates under specified conditions and procedures (A.R.S. § 28-2403). The fee for obtaining or renewing a special plate is $25 (A.R.S. § 28-2402). Of the $25 fee, $8 is an administration fee that ADOT deposits in the State Highway Fund (SHF) and $17 is a donation to a specific organization.
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires ADOT to issue veterans of overseas conflicts special plates if, by December 31, 2021, a $32,000 implementation fee is paid to ADOT.
2. Allows the Director of ADOT (Director) to combine a request for a veterans of overseas conflicts special plate with a request for a personalized special plate.
3. Specifies that a combined request is required to be submitted on a form prescribed by the Director and is subject to fees for both the veterans of overseas conflicts special plate and personalized special plate.
4. Requires the veterans of overseas conflicts special plates to have a standardized symbol that is designed by ADOT, placed in a designated location and indicates that the plate is from Arizona.
5. Specifies that, of the $25 fee required to obtain or renew a veterans of overseas conflicts special plate, $8 is an administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
6. Requires ADOT to deposit all veterans of overseas conflicts special plate administration fees in the SHF and all remaining monies into the Fund.
7. Requires the first $32,000 in the Fund to be reimbursed to the person who paid the initial implementation fee.
8. Establishes the Fund which is to be administered by the Director.
9. Prohibits more than 10 percent of monies in the Fund from being used for administration costs.
10. Requires
the Director to annually allocate monies from the Fund, excluding administration
fees, to an entity that is qualified as a 501(c)(19) organization and that uses
the monies to train and pay persons throughout Arizona where needed to process
veterans claims for
service-connected disabilities and illnesses.
11. Outlines additional requirements that must be met by an entity in order to receive monies from the Fund.
12. Requires the State Treasurer to invest and divest monies in the Fund and monies earned from investment to be credited to the Fund.
13. Specifies that monies in the Fund are continuously appropriated.
14. Makes technical and conforming changes.
15. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
TRANS 2/3/21 DP 8-0-0-4
3rd Read 2/24/21 43-15-2
Prepared by Senate Research
March 18, 2021
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