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SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR

                 
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS

                 
2000 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: DeMar Bud Bowman

                  AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY MEDICAL
                  TECHNICIAN SPECIAL GROUP LICENSE PLATES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
                  DATE.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  AMENDS:
                      41-1a-408, as last amended by Chapters 32, 211 and 214, Laws of Utah 1999
                      41-1a-1211, as last amended by Chapters 157, 184 and 352, Laws of Utah 1998
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 41-1a-408 is amended to read:
                       41-1a-408. Special group plates -- Design -- Application -- Issuance.
                      (1) As used in this section:
                      (a) "Children's issues license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this
                  section to a contributor to the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum
                  of Utah.
                      (b) "Collegiate license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this
                  section to a contributor to an institution after payment of the appropriate fees.
                      (c) (i) "Contributor" means a person who has donated or in whose name at least $25 has
                  been donated to:
                      (A) a scholastic scholarship fund of a single institution;
                      (B) the Office of Veterans' Affairs in the Department of Community and Economic
                  Development for veterans' programs;
                      (C) the Division of Wildlife Resources for conservation of wildlife and the enhancement,
                  preservation, protection, access, and management of wildlife habitat;
                      (D) the Department of Agriculture and Food for the benefit of soil conservation districts;


                      (E) the Division of Parks and Recreation for the benefit of snowmobile programs; or
                      (F) the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum of Utah, with the
                  donation evenly divided between the two.
                      (ii) Except as provided under Subsection (13), the donation must be made in the 12 months
                  prior to registration or renewal of registration.
                      (d) "Institution" means a state institution of higher education or a private institution of higher
                  education in the state accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the                   United
                  States Department of Education.
                      (e) "Snowmobile license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this
                  section to a contributor to the Division of Parks and Recreation after payment of the appropriate fees.
                      (f) "Soil conservation license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this
                  section to a contributor to the Department of Agriculture and Food after payment of the appropriate
                  fees.
                      (g) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as provided in Section
                  53B-3-102 .
                      (h) "Veterans' license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this section
                  to a contributor to the Office of Veterans' Affairs after payment of the appropriate fees.
                      (i) "Wildlife license plates" means the special group license plates issued under this section
                  to a contributor to the Division of Wildlife Resources after payment of the appropriate fees.
                      (2) (a) The design and maximum number of numerals or characters on special group license
                  plates shall be determined by the division in accordance with the criteria in Subsection (2)(b).
                      (b) Except for Olympic special group license plates, each special group license plate shall
                  display:
                      (i) the word Utah;
                      (ii) the name or identifying slogan of the special group;
                      (iii) a symbol not exceeding two positions in size representing the special group; and
                      (iv) the combination of letters, numbers, or both uniquely identifying the registered vehicle.
                      (3) (a) The division shall, after consultation with a representative designated by the special

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                  group, specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be displayed
                  upon the special group license plates.
                      (b) Collegiate, veterans', children's issues, snowmobile, soil conservation, and wildlife license
                  plates may not be redesigned under this section more frequently than every five years.
                      (c) Veterans' license plates shall display one of the symbols representing the Army, Navy, Air
                  Force, Marines, or Coast Guard.
                      (4) Subject to Subsections (10) and (12), the division shall only issue special group license
                  plates to a person who is:
                      (a) a current member of the Legislature;
                      (b) a current member of the United States Congress;
                      (c) a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor;
                      (d) a former prisoner of war;
                      (e) a recipient of a Purple Heart, as provided in Section 41-1a-409 ;
                      (f) a current member of the National Guard;
                      (g) a person with a disability or the registered owner of a vehicle that an organization uses
                  primarily for the transportation of persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk;
                      (h) a contributor to an institution's scholastic scholarship fund;
                      (i) a contributor to the Division of Wildlife Resources;
                      (j) a contributor to the Office of Veterans' Affairs;
                      (k) licensing a special interest vehicle;
                      (l) licensing a vintage vehicle;
                      (m) a licensed amateur radio operator;
                      (n) registering a farm truck;
                      (o) a currently employed, volunteer, or retired firefighter;
                      (p) a contributor to the Division of Parks and Recreation;
                      (q) a contributor to the Department of Agriculture and Food; [or]
                      (r) a contributor to the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum of
                  Utah[.]; or

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                      (s) an emergency medical technician.
                      (5) (a) A vehicle displaying a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor license plate
                  decal, a former prisoner of war license plate decal, or a Purple Heart license plate decal shall be titled
                  in the name of the veteran or the veteran and spouse.
                      (b) Upon the death of the veteran, the surviving spouse may, upon application to the division,
                  retain the special group license plate decal so long as the surviving spouse remains unmarried.
                      (c) The division shall require the surviving spouse to make a sworn statement that the
                  surviving spouse is unmarried before renewing the registration under this section.
                      (6) (a) (i) In accordance with rules made under Subsection (12), the division shall issue a
                  person with a disability special group license plate, temporary removable windshield placard, or a
                  removable windshield placard to:
                      (A) a qualifying person with a disability; or
                      (B) an organization that uses a vehicle registered in the applicant's name primarily for the
                  transportation of persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk.
                      (ii) The division shall issue a person with a disability special group license plate or a
                  removable windshield placard to a person with a permanent disability.
                      (iii) The issuance of a person with a disability special group license plate does not preclude
                  the issuance to the same applicant of a removable windshield placard.
                      (iv) The division shall issue on request one additional placard to a person with a person with
                  a disability special group license plate, temporary removable windshield placard, or a removable
                  windshield placard.
                      (b) The temporary removable windshield placard or removable windshield placard shall be
                  hung from the front windshield rearview mirror when the vehicle is parked in a parking space                   reserved
                  for persons with disabilities so that it is visible from the front and rear of the vehicle.
                      (7) (a) An applicant for original or renewal collegiate license plates must be a contributor to
                  the institution named in the application and present the original contribution verification form or make
                  a contribution to the division at the time of application.
                      (b) An institution with a special group license plate shall issue to a contributor a verification

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                  form designed by the commission containing:
                      (i) the name of the contributor;
                      (ii) the institution to which a donation was made;
                      (iii) the date of the donation; and
                      (iv) an attestation that the donation was for a scholastic scholarship.
                      (c) The state auditor may audit each institution to verify that the moneys collected by the
                  institutions from contributors are used for scholastic scholarships.
                      (d) After an applicant has been issued collegiate license plates or renewal decals, the
                  commission shall charge the institution whose plate was issued, a fee determined in accordance with
                  Section 63-38-3.2 for management and administrative expenses incurred in issuing and renewing the
                  collegiate license plates.
                      (e) If the contribution is made at the time of application, the contribution shall be:
                      (i) collected by the division [beginning on March 1, 2000];
                      (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the named institution's scholastic scholarship fund
                  and not as a motor vehicle registration fee; and
                      (iii) deposited with the named institution, less actual production and administrative costs
                  associated with making and issuing collegiate license plates.
                      (8) (a) An applicant for original or renewal wildlife license plates must be a contributor to
                  the Division of Wildlife Resources.
                      (b) This contribution shall be:
                      (i) collected by the division;
                      (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the funding of wildlife activities and not as a motor
                  vehicle registration fee; and
                      (iii) deposited into the Wildlife Resources Account created in Section 23-14-13 , less actual
                  production and administrative costs associated with making and issuing wildlife license plates.
                      (9) The division shall issue Olympic special group license plates.
                      (10) (a) An organization that makes a significant contribution to the state may request the
                  commission to authorize special group license plates for the organization if the organization collects

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                  a minimum of 500 applications with the fees required under Section 41-1a-1211 .
                      (b) If the commission approves the request, the division shall design a license plate in
                  accordance with Subsections (2) and (3).
                      (c) If the commission rejects the request, the organization shall refund all fees to the
                  applicants.
                      (11) Any person who meets the criteria established under this part for issuance of special
                  group license plates may make application in the same manner provided in Sections 41-1a-410 and
                  41-1a-411 for personalized special group license plates.
                      (12) (a) The commission shall make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
                  Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:
                      (i) establish qualifying criteria for persons to receive, renew, or surrender special group
                  license plates, a temporary removable windshield placard, or a removable windshield placard;
                      (ii) establish the maximum number of numerals or characters for special group license plates;
                  and
                      (iii) require all temporary removable windshield placards and removable windshield placards
                  to include:
                      (A) an identification number;
                      (B) an expiration date not to exceed six months for a temporary removable windshield
                  placard and two years for a removable windshield placard; and
                      (C) the seal or other identifying mark of the division.
                      (b) The qualifying criteria under Subsection (12)(a) for a person with a disability special
                  group license plate, temporary removable windshield placard, or removable windshield placard shall
                  include a requirement that an initial application of a person with a disability be accompanied by the
                  certification of a licensed physician:
                      (i) that the applicant meets the definition of a person with a disability that limits or impairs
                  the ability to walk as defined in the federal Uniform System for Handicapped Parking, 58 Fed. Reg.
                  10, 328 (1991); and
                      (ii) containing the period of time that the physician determines the applicant will have the

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                  disability, not to exceed six months in the case of a temporary disability.
                      (13) (a) The division may issue original veterans' license plates.
                      (b) An applicant for original veterans' license plates must be at least a one-time contributor
                  to the Office of Veterans' Affairs.
                      (c) This contribution shall be:
                      (i) collected by the division;
                      (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the Office of Veterans' Affairs and not as a motor
                  vehicle registration fee; and
                      (iii) transferred to the Office of Veterans' Affairs at least monthly, less actual production and
                  administrative costs associated with making and issuing veterans' license plates.
                      (14) (a) [Beginning January 1, 1999, the] The division may issue original snowmobile license
                  plates if the Division of Parks and Recreation provides a one-time contribution of at least $9,000 to
                  the division from restricted revenue in the Off-Highway Vehicle Account in the General Fund to
                  cover startup materials and programming costs.
                      (b) An applicant for original snowmobile license plates must be a contributor to the Division
                  of Parks and Recreation.
                      (c) This contribution shall be:
                      (i) collected by the division;
                      (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the Division of Parks and Recreation for the benefit
                  of snowmobile programs and not as a motor vehicle registration fee; and
                      (iii) transferred to the Division of Parks and Recreation at least monthly, less actual
                  production and administrative costs associated with making and issuing snowmobile license plates.
                      (15) (a) (i) [Beginning January 1, 1999, the] The division may issue original soil conservation
                  license plates if soil conservation districts provide a one-time contribution of at least $9,000 to the
                  division to cover startup materials and programming costs.
                      (ii) The contribution described in Subsection (15)(a)(i) may be from private funds available
                  to soil conservation districts.
                      (b) An applicant for original soil conservation license plates must be a contributor to the

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                  Department of Agriculture and Food.
                      (c) This contribution shall be:
                      (i) collected by the division;
                      (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the Department of Agriculture and Food for the
                  benefit of soil conservation districts and not as a motor vehicle registration fee; and
                      (iii) transferred to the Department of Agriculture and Food at least monthly, less actual
                  production and administrative costs associated with making and issuing soil conservation license
                  plates.
                      (16) (a) (i) [Beginning January 1, 1999, the] The division may issue original children's issues
                  license plates if the Office of the Guardian Ad Litem Director and the Children's Museum of Utah
                  each provide a one-time contribution of at least $4,500 to the division to cover startup materials and
                  programming costs.
                      (ii) The contribution described in Subsection (16)(a)(i) from the Office of the Guardian Ad
                  Litem Director shall be from private funds not normally available to the Office of the Guardian Ad
                  Litem Director.
                      (b) An applicant for original or renewal children's issues license plates must be a contributor
                  to the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum of Utah.
                      (c) This contribution shall be:
                      (i) collected by the division;
                      (ii) treated as a voluntary contribution for the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the
                  Children's Museum of Utah and not as a motor vehicle registration fee; and
                      (iii) transferred to the Guardian Ad Litem Services Account and the Children's Museum of
                  Utah at least monthly, less actual production and administrative costs associated with making and
                  issuing children's issues license plates.
                      (17) A current member of the Legislature may select the Olympic license plate as the
                  legislator's special group license plate. The legislator shall pay the special fees for the Olympic license
                  plate, as provided in Section 41-1a-417 and Subsection 41-1a-1211 (12).
                      Section 2. Section 41-1a-1211 is amended to read:

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                       41-1a-1211. License plate fees -- Application fees for issuance and renewal of
                  personalized and special group license plates -- Replacement fee for license plates -- Postage
                  fees.
                      (1) A license plate fee of $5 per set shall be paid to the division for the issuance of any new
                  license plate under Part 4, License Plates and Registration Indicia, except for license plates issued
                  under Sections 41-1a-407 and 41-1a-417 . The license plate fee shall be deposited as follows:
                      (a) $4 as provided in Section 41-1a-1201 ; and
                      (b) $1 in the Transportation Fund.
                      (2) An applicant for original issuance of personalized license plates issued under Section
                  41-1a-410 shall pay a $50 per set license plate application fee in addition to the fee required in
                  Subsection (1).
                      (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b) and (3)(c), applicants for original issuance
                  of special group license plates issued under Section 41-1a-408 shall pay a $50 per set license plate
                  application fee in addition to the fee required under Subsection (1).
                      (b) A person who qualifies for a licensed amateur radio operator special group license plate
                  shall pay a $5 fee for the original set of license plates in addition to the fee required under Subsection
                  (1).
                      (c) A person who qualifies for legislative, United States Congressional, person with a
                  disability, collegiate, veterans', wildlife, National Guard, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War, Survivor of
                  the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, firefighter, children's issues, snowmobile, soil conservation, [or]
                  farm vehicle, or emergency medical technician special group license plates is exempt from payment
                  of special group license plate application fees imposed under this Subsection (3)[(c)].
                      (4) An applicant for original issuance of personalized special group license plates shall pay
                  the license plate application fees required in Subsection (2) in addition to the license plate fees and
                  license plate application fees established under Subsections (1) and (3).
                      (5) The following application fees for renewal of personalized and special group license plates
                  shall be paid to the division at the time of renewal of registration:
                      (a) an applicant for renewal of personalized license plates issued under Section 41-1a-410

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                  shall pay a $10 per set application fee;
                      (b) except as provided in Subsection (5)(c), an applicant for renewal of special group license
                  plates issued under Section 41-1a-408 shall pay a $10 per set application fee; and
                      (c) an applicant for renewal of legislative, United States Congressional, person with a
                  disability, collegiate, wildlife, National Guard, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War, Survivor of the
                  Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, farm vehicle, vintage vehicle, firefighter, children's issues,
                  snowmobile, soil conservation, emergency medical technician, or licensed amateur radio operator
                  special group license plates is exempt from payment of application fees imposed under [this]
                  Subsection (5)(b).
                      (6) An applicant for renewal of personalized special group license plates shall pay the
                  application fee required in Subsection (5)(a) in addition to the applicable application fees for renewal
                  of license plates established under Subsections (5)(b) and (5)(c).
                      (7) A fee of $5 shall be paid to the division for the replacement of any license plate issued
                  under Part 4, License Plates and Registration Indicia. The license plate fee shall be deposited as
                  follows:
                      (a) $4 as provided in Section 41-1a-1201 ; and
                      (b) $1 in the Transportation Fund.
                      (8) The division may charge a fee established under Section 63-38-3.2 to recover its costs
                  for the replacement of decals issued under Section 41-1a-408 .
                      (9) The division may charge a fee established under Section 63-38-3.2 to recover the cost
                  of issuing stickers under Section 41-1a-416 .
                      (10) In addition to any other fees required by this section, the division shall assess a fee
                  established under Section 63-38-3.2 to cover postage expenses if new or replacement license plates
                  are mailed to the applicant.
                      (11) The fees required under this section are separate from and in addition to registration fees
                  required under Section 41-1a-1206 .
                      (12) For vehicles with registration years expiring on or before June 30, 2002, applicants for
                  original Olympic special group license plates or renewal of registration with Olympic special group

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                  license plates shall pay the fees required under Section 41-1a-417 .
                      Section 3. Effective date.
                      This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.

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