1/1/2024Sponsored Special Group License PlatesAmended by Chapter 344, 2026 General Session2026Definitions.As used in this part:"Applicant" means a registered owner who submits an application to obtain or renew a sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this part."Charitable purpose" means:relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged;advancement of religion;advancement of education or science;erecting or maintaining a public building, monument, or work;reducing the burdens of government;reducing neighborhood tensions;eliminating prejudice and discrimination;defending human rights and civil rights secured by law; orcombating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency."Charitable purpose" does not include providing, encouraging, or paying for the costs of obtaining an abortion."Collegiate special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to an institution."Contributor" means an applicant who contributes the required contribution to a sponsoring organization for a sponsored special group license plate."Corporate brand sponsored special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate with a sponsoring organization that is a private business."Existing special group license plate" means a special group license plate that the division issues before January 1, 2024."Existing special group license plate" does not include a special group license plate described in Subsection 41-1a-418(1)(a) or (b)."Existing state agency recognition special group license plate" means an existing special group license plate issued to a registered owner who:has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose;has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose;has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; orholds an elected office."Institution" means:an institution of higher education as defined in Section 53H-1-101; ora private postsecondary educational institution as defined in Section 53H-1-101."Major league sport" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-70-101."Private nonprofit organization" means a private nonprofit organization that:qualifies as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; andhas a charitable purpose."Private nonprofit organization" does not include an organization that provides, encourages, or pays for the costs of obtaining an abortion."Private nonprofit special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to a private nonprofit organization."Required contribution" means a contribution a person is required to pay to obtain a special group license plate, which is equal to the sum of:the minimum $25 annual contribution described in Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii) for a support special group license plate; orif the sponsoring organization establishes a minimum annual contribution amount in accordance with Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(d) that is greater than the minimum required contribution amount established under Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii), the amount the sponsoring organization establishes; andfor a special group license plate that has fewer than 250 subscribers, the service fee described in Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iv)."Special group license plate" means:a collegiate special group license plate;a private nonprofit special group license plate;a corporate brand sponsored special group license plate;a major league sports team sponsored special group license plate;a sponsored special group license plate;a state agency recognition special group license plate; ora state agency support special group license plate."Sponsored special group license plate" means a license plate:designed for and associated with a sponsoring organization; andissued to an applicant in accordance with this part."Sponsoring organization" means an institution, a private nonprofit organization, a private business, or a state agency that is or seeks to be associated with a sponsored special group license plate created under this part."State agency recognition special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate issued to an applicant who:has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose;has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose;has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; orholds an elected office."State agency support special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to a state agency to support a specific state agency program."State agency support special group license plate" includes a cancer support license plate created by an act of the Legislature before December 31, 2022.Amended by Chapter 247, 2025 General Session2025Sponsored special group license plate program.The division shall establish and administer a sponsored special group license plate program as described in this part.The division shall issue to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of this part one of the following:a collegiate special group license plate;a private nonprofit special group license plate;a corporate brand sponsored special group license plate;a major league sports team sponsored special group license plate;a state agency support special group license plate; ora state agency recognition special group license plate.10/1/2026Amended by Chapter 344, 2026 General Session2026Application requirements -- Fees -- Contributions -- Rulemaking.An applicant for a sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the division:in a form and manner that the division prescribes, a complete application;payment of the fee for the issuance of the sponsored special group license plate established under Subsection (4)(a)(i), and, if applicable, Subsection (4)(a)(iv);the required contribution for the sponsored special group license plate; andif the sponsoring organization elects to require verification as described in Section 41-1a-1604, a verification form obtained from the sponsoring organization.An applicant who owns a vehicle with the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the division the required contribution to renew the sponsored special group license plate.After the division approves the sponsoring organization's request for the new type of sponsored special group license plate under Section 41-1a-1604, an applicant may apply for the sponsored special group license plate in accordance with Subsection (1).The division shall, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, establish:the fee to charge an applicant for the division's costs of issuing or renewing a sponsored special group license plate;the fee to charge a sponsoring organization for the division's costs of designing and administering a new type of sponsored special group license plate, in accordance with Subsection 41-1a-1604(2)(c);subject to Subsections (4)(a)(iv) and (6), in an amount equal to at least $25, the minimum annual contribution amount an applicant is required to make to obtain or renew the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate; andfor a sponsored special group license plate with fewer than 250 users a service fee for the cost of issuance and administration of the sponsored special group license plate.A fee paid in accordance with Subsections (4)(a)(i), (4)(a)(ii), and (4)(a)(iv) shall be deposited into the License Plate Restricted Account created in Section 41-1a-122.A sponsoring organization may establish a required contribution amount for the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate that is greater than the amount established by the division under Subsection (4)(a)(iii).An applicant's required contribution is a voluntary contribution for funding the sponsoring organization's activities and not a motor vehicle registration fee.Beginning on July 1, 2025, an applicant's required contribution for the historical support special group license plate described in Section 41-1a-419 is $25 which the division shall allocate as follows:$2 to the Utah State Historical Society as the sponsoring organization; and$23 into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, created in Section 72-2-124.An applicant for a historical support special group license plate for a vehicle that is a vintage vehicle is not required to make the voluntary contribution to obtain the historical support special group license plate.A sponsoring organization may request:to change the charitable purpose and recipient of the required contribution revenue; ortransfer control of the special group license plate to a different sponsoring organization.The commission may require a sponsoring organization that requests a change described in Subsection (8)(a) to provide documentation to confirm that the charitable purpose or new sponsoring organization qualifies as provided in this part.In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules to establish and administer the sponsored special group license plate program.10/1/20261/1/2027Amended by Chapter 292, 2026 General Session2026Application requirements -- Fees -- Contributions -- Rulemaking.An applicant for a sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the division:in a form and manner that the division prescribes, a complete application;payment of the fee for the issuance of the sponsored special group license plate established under Subsection (4)(a)(i), and, if applicable, Subsection (4)(a)(iv);the required contribution for the sponsored special group license plate; andif the sponsoring organization elects to require verification as described in Section 41-1a-1604, a verification form obtained from the sponsoring organization.An applicant who owns a vehicle with the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the division the required contribution to renew the sponsored special group license plate.After the division approves the sponsoring organization's request for the new type of sponsored special group license plate under Section 41-1a-1604, an applicant may apply for the sponsored special group license plate in accordance with Subsection (1).The division shall, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, establish:the fee to charge an applicant for the division's costs of issuing or renewing a sponsored special group license plate;the fee to charge a sponsoring organization for the division's costs of designing and administering a new type of sponsored special group license plate, in accordance with Subsection 41-1a-1604(2)(c);subject to Subsections (4)(a)(iv) and (6), in an amount equal to at least $25, the minimum annual contribution amount an applicant is required to make to obtain or renew the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate; andfor a sponsored special group license plate with fewer than 250 users a service fee for the cost of issuance and administration of the sponsored special group license plate.A fee paid in accordance with Subsections (4)(a)(i), (4)(a)(ii), and (4)(a)(iv) shall be deposited into the License Plate Restricted Account created in Section 41-1a-122.A sponsoring organization may establish a required contribution amount for the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate that is greater than the amount established by the division under Subsection (4)(a)(iii).An applicant's required contribution is a voluntary contribution for funding the sponsoring organization's activities and not a motor vehicle registration fee.Beginning on July 1, 2025, an applicant's required contribution for the historical support special group license plate described in Section 41-1a-419 is $25 which the division shall allocate as follows:$2 to the Utah State Historical Society as the sponsoring organization; and$23 into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, created in Section 72-2-124.A sponsoring organization may request:to change the charitable purpose and recipient of the required contribution revenue; ortransfer control of the special group license plate to a different sponsoring organization.The commission may require a sponsoring organization that requests a change described in Subsection (7)(a) to provide documentation to confirm that the charitable purpose or new sponsoring organization qualifies as provided in this part.In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules to establish and administer the sponsored special group license plate program.1/1/2027Amended by Chapter 256, 2026 General Session2026Application requirements -- Fees -- Contributions -- Rulemaking.An applicant for a sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the division:in a form and manner that the division prescribes, a complete application;payment of the fee for the issuance of the sponsored special group license plate established under Subsection (4)(a)(i), and, if applicable, Subsection (4)(a)(iv);the required contribution for the sponsored special group license plate; andif the sponsoring organization elects to require verification as described in Section 41-1a-1604, a verification form obtained from the sponsoring organization.An applicant who owns a vehicle with the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the division the required contribution to renew the sponsored special group license plate.After the division approves the sponsoring organization's request for the new type of sponsored special group license plate under Section 41-1a-1604, an applicant may apply for the sponsored special group license plate in accordance with Subsection (1).The division shall, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, establish:the fee to charge an applicant for the division's costs of issuing or renewing a sponsored special group license plate;the fee to charge a sponsoring organization for the division's costs of designing and administering a new type of sponsored special group license plate, in accordance with Subsection 41-1a-1604(2)(c);subject to Subsections (4)(a)(iv) and (6), in an amount equal to at least $25, the minimum annual contribution amount an applicant is required to make to obtain or renew the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate; andfor a sponsored special group license plate with fewer than 250 users a service fee for the cost of issuance and administration of the sponsored special group license plate.A fee paid in accordance with Subsections (4)(a)(i), (4)(a)(ii), and (4)(a)(iv) shall be deposited into the License Plate Restricted Account created in Section 41-1a-122.A sponsoring organization may establish a required contribution amount for the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate that is greater than the amount established by the division under Subsection (4)(a)(iii).An applicant's required contribution is a voluntary contribution for funding the sponsoring organization's activities and not a motor vehicle registration fee.Beginning on January 1, 2027, an applicant's required contribution for the historical support special group license plate described in Section 41-1a-419 is $50 which the division shall allocate as follows:$5.50 into the Cultural and Community Engagement Foundation Fund created in Section 9-1-209;$23 into the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005, created in Section 72-2-124; and$21.50 into the Olympic and Paralympic Venues Grant Fund, created in Section 63G-28-302.A sponsoring organization may request:to change the charitable purpose and recipient of the required contribution revenue; ortransfer control of the special group license plate to a different sponsoring organization.The commission may require a sponsoring organization that requests a change described in Subsection (7)(a) to provide documentation to confirm that the charitable purpose or new sponsoring organization qualifies as provided in this part.In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission may make rules to establish and administer the sponsored special group license plate program.Amended by Chapter 344, 2026 General Session2026New sponsored special group license plates -- Eligibility criteria.If a sponsoring organization satisfies the requirements of this part, the division shall approve an application for a new type of sponsored special group license plate and issue the sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this part.Subject to the other provisions of this part, a sponsoring organization requesting a new type of sponsored special group license plate shall submit to the division, in a form and manner the division prescribes:a complete application requesting the new type of sponsored special group license plate that includes:information about the sponsoring organization the division needs to process the request;contact information for an individual representing the sponsoring organization;account information to allow the division to disburse funds from required contributions the division collects through the sponsored special group license plate program to the sponsoring organization;a link to a functional website described in Subsection (8); andif the sponsoring organization requires an applicant to submit a verification form described in Subsection (9)(b)(i), a statement indicating that a verification form is required;a service fee, established in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, for the cost of initiating the new type of sponsored special group license plate, which shall be deposited into the License Plate Restricted Account created in Section 41-1a-122;an additional service fee, established in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, for the cost of implementation and system programming for the new type of sponsored special group license plate, which shall be deposited into the License Plate Restricted Account created in Section 41-1a-122; anda service fee, established in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, for the cost of design processes and services of the designer described in Section 41-1a-1612, which shall be deposited into the License Plate Restricted Account created in Section 41-1a-122; andif the new type of sponsored special group license plate is a private nonprofit special group license plate:a copy of the Internal Revenue Service letter approving the sponsoring organization's Section 501(c)(3) status;an affidavit signed under penalty of perjury declaring that the sponsoring organization has a charitable purpose; andan indication of the private nonprofit organization's charitable purpose.If the division receives an application from a sponsoring organization as described in Subsection (2), the division shall maintain a list of persons expressing interest in the new sponsored special group license plate.To join the list described in Subsection (3)(a), a person shall provide to the division:the driver license number of the individual if the vehicle upon which the person may display the license plate is owned by an individual; orthe tax identification number of the business entity if the vehicle upon which the person may display the license plate is owned by a business entity;the vehicle identification number of the vehicle upon which the person may display the license plate; andother information requested by the division.A person expressing interest in a new sponsored special group license plate as described in Subsection (3)(b) is not required to pay a fee or deposit to be included on the list described in Subsection (3)(b).The division may not begin the design or other process to produce a new support special group license plate until the list described in Subsection (3)(b) has at least 250 persons.The division shall provide to the sponsoring entity the contact information of the persons on the list described in this Subsection (3).For each application from a sponsoring organization for a new special group license plate, the division may retain from money deposited into the Transportation Fund as described in Subsection 41-1a-1211(1)(b)(ii) an amount necessary to cover the one-time administrative and programming costs for administering the list described in this Subsection (3).If an application under Subsection (2) is for a special group license plate that was discontinued in accordance with this part, each registered vehicle with the discontinued special group license plate is considered a complete preorder application for the purposes of Subsection (2)(b).The division:may share data collected under Subsection (2)(c)(iii) with the Legislature and the state auditor;may not use the information in Subsection (2)(c)(iii) in deciding whether to approve the sponsoring organization's application; andis not required to evaluate the accuracy or veracity of information the private nonprofit organization provides under Subsection (2)(c).Except as otherwise provided in this part, unless the sponsoring organization satisfies the requirements of Subsections (2) and (3), the division may not begin design work on or issue a new type of special group license plate or a redesign of a special group license plate.A sponsoring organization that is a state agency may request a state agency recognition special group license plate without meeting the minimum preorder requirements of Subsection (3) if:the governor certifies that there is a legitimate government operations purpose for issuing the state agency recognition special group license plate; andthrough appropriation or any other source, funds are available to cover the start-up and administrative costs of the state agency recognition special group license plate.A sponsoring organization of a sponsored special group license plate issued in accordance with this part shall maintain a functional website that:explains how the sponsoring organization will use the required contributions in accordance with this part;if applicable, makes available the sponsoring organization's most recent Internal Revenue Service Form 990; andprovides instructions for how to obtain a verification form if the sponsoring organization elects to require verification in accordance with Subsection (9).A sponsoring organization may establish eligibility requirements for the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate.If a sponsoring organization establishes eligibility requirements under this subsection, the sponsoring organization shall:inform the division that a verification form is required as part of an application for the sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate;establish a process for providing a verification form to an applicant; andprovide a verification form prescribed by the division to an applicant who satisfies the sponsoring organization's eligibility requirements.A sponsored special group license plate design is subject to approval by the design review board as described in Subsection 41-1a-402(3).Subject to approval by the design review board as described in Subsection 41-1a-402(3), the division shall begin issuing the new type of sponsored special group license plate no later than six months after the day on which the division receives the items and fees described in Subsection (2).A sponsoring organization may request consultation or design assistance from the designer described in Section 41-1a-1612.The division may:consider a request for a sponsored special group license plate for two or more military branches as a request for a single type of sponsored special group license plate for the purposes of meeting the eligibility criteria described in this section; andcharge an appropriate fee for ordering multiple special group symbols for each military branch.Amended by Chapter 344, 2026 General Session2026Collegiate special group license plates.A sponsoring organization that is an institution may use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate program only for: the institution's academic scholarships; orthe institution's intercollegiate athletics program for compensation for a student athlete's name, image, or likeness as described in Title 53H, Chapter 6, Part 2, Athletics.An institution may sponsor a special group license plate for support of academic scholarships and a special group license plate for intercollegiate athletics programs.To create more than one sponsored special group license plate, an institution is only required to comply with the application requirements described in Sections 41-1a-1603 and 41-1a-1604 one time.The state auditor may audit each institution to verify that the money an institution collects from contributors is used only for the uses described in Subsection (1).A sponsoring organization that is an institution may establish the contribution amount required to obtain the institution's collegiate special group license plate.Amended by Chapter 344, 2026 General Session2026Private nonprofit special group license plates -- Corporate brand sponsored special group license plates -- Major league sports team sponsored special group license plates.A sponsoring organization that is a private nonprofit organization:shall only use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate program for the charitable purpose described in the private nonprofit organization's application submitted to the division under Section 41-1a-1603; andmay not use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate program to pay the private nonprofit organization's employee salaries or benefits, administrative costs, or fundraising expenses.A private nonprofit organization may collect a contributor's personal information for the purposes of future fundraising and any required reporting, if the private nonprofit organization requires a verification form described in Section 41-1a-1604.The voluntary contribution for a corporate brand sponsored special group license plate shall be deposited into the Transportation Fund.A major league sports team based in Utah may request a sponsored special group license plate as provided in this part.The sponsoring organization for a major league sports team sponsored special group license plate may elect to use voluntary contributions for:a charitable purpose; ora contribution to the Transportation Fund.A sponsoring organization for a major league sports team sponsored special group license plate that elects to use contribution funds for a charitable purpose:shall only use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate program for the charitable purpose of an entity registered under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as described in the sponsoring organization's application submitted to the division under Section 41-1a-1603; andmay not use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate program to pay the private nonprofit organization's employee salaries or benefits, administrative costs, or fundraising expenses.The state auditor may audit each private nonprofit organization or major league sports team sponsoring organization that elects to use funds for a charitable purpose to verify that the money the private nonprofit organization collects from contributors is used for the private nonprofit organization's charitable purpose in accordance with this part.Amended by Chapter 247, 2025 General Session2025State agency special group license plates.A sponsoring organization that is a state agency:shall only use funds received through the sponsored special group license plate program for the implementation or administration of the state agency's designated program; andmay not direct funds received through the sponsored special group license plate program to a nongovernmental entity.For a classic support special group license plate described in Section 41-1a-419, the division shall require each applicant to pay a $25 contribution to obtain the classic support special group license plate.The division shall transfer revenue from the classic support special group license plate into the General Fund.Amended by Chapter 344, 2026 General Session2026Review -- Discontinuance -- Consolidation -- Report.The division shall annually review each sponsored special group license plate to determine the number of registered vehicles with each type of sponsored special group license plate during the preceding calendar year.The division shall discontinue a type of sponsored special group license plate if for two consecutive calendar years, the division's annual review shows that fewer than 50 registered vehicles have that type of sponsored special group license plate.The division shall discontinue a sponsored special group license plate under Subsection (2)(a) beginning 90 days after the date on which the division completes the annual review described in Subsection (1).If the division discontinues a type of sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this section, the division may not reinstate the sponsored special group license plate unless the sponsoring organization submits a request for the discontinued sponsored special group license plate in the same manner as a request for a new type of sponsored special group license plate under Section 41-1a-1604.A registered owner to whom the division issued an existing special group license plate or a sponsored special group license plate that the division discontinues in accordance with this section may continue to display the license plate upon renewing the motor vehicle's registration.A registered owner described in Subsection (4)(a) is not required to pay a required contribution to the sponsoring organization associated with the sponsored special group license plate.The division may not transfer to a new registered owner a special group license plate that is discontinued under this part.If two or more special group license plates collect required contributions that are distributed to the same entity or fund, the sponsoring organization or organizations may request to consolidate the license plate types for purposes of meeting the minimum threshold described in this section.On or before November 1 of each year, the State Tax Commission shall provide a report to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee, including:data on the amount of revenue allocated from each license plate issued under this part;the recipients of allocated revenue from each license plate, including the amount to each recipient;the number of each type of license plate in circulation; andany other information or data the State Tax Commission finds to be relevant.Enacted by Chapter 33, 2023 General Session2023Transition of special group license plates created by legislative acts.
Subject to Subsections (2) and (3), the division shall continue to distribute a special group license plate created by an act of the Legislature.
The procedure described in Section 41-1a-1608 regarding discontinuance of a special group license plate applies to a special group license plate created by an act of the Legislature.
Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), an existing recognition special group license plate that is an honorary consul designated by the United States Department of State is discontinued.
A person with an existing recognition special group license plate that is an honorary consul designated by the United States Department of State shall return the honorary consul recognition special group license plate to the division and may not display the honorary consul special group license plate.
Upon renewal of the vehicle registration related to a vehicle with an honorary consul recognition special group license plate, the division shall issue a new license plate to replace the honorary consul special group license plate.Enacted by Chapter 33, 2023 General Session2023Sponsored Special Group License Plate Fund.
As used in this section, "fund" means the Sponsored Special Group License Plate Fund created in Subsection (2).
There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Sponsored Special Group License Plate Fund."
The fund consists of all required contributions the division collects under this part.
The division shall, at least annually, disburse to each sponsoring organization any money, less any fees or actual administrative costs associated with issuing a sponsoring organization's sponsored special group license plate, from the fund.Enacted by Chapter 344, 2026 General Session2026Design review board -- Creation -- Duties.As used in this section, "board" means the Design Review Board created in Subsection (2).There is created the Design Review Board.The board consists of the following members:one member appointed by the governor;one member appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; andone member appointed by the president of the Senate.The member of the board appointed by the governor shall serve as chair of the board.If all three members of the board are not present, the board may not consider or vote on a proposed license plate design.The board is not subject to Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.The board shall:review each proposed license plate design;vote whether to approve or reject the proposed license plate design;consider a proposed license plate design for:a standard license plate as described in Subsection 41-1a-402(4); anda special group license plate;determine which standard license plate designs the division may offer each year as described in Section 41-1a-402; andreview and approve the design and format of:driver license certificates, as described in Subsection 53-3-207(3); andidentification cards, as described in Subsection 53-3-805(3).The design review board may not approve a license plate design if the license plate design does not comply with the standards described in Subsection (8).If the board approves a proposed license plate design, the division may begin the processes necessary for production and distribution of the license plate.In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, in consultation with the design review board, the commission may make rules to establish:standards for license plate design that ensure color contrast ratios for a license plate are sufficient for readability as described in Section 41-1a-403; andthe uniform design standard and format for a special group license plate.Except for the following license plates, a special group license plate shall comply with the uniform design standards and format described in rules made under Subsection (8)(a):a historical support special group license plate described in Subsection 41-1a-419(1)(c)(ii); anda classic support special group license plate described in Subsection 41-1a-419(1)(c)(iii).Enacted by Chapter 344, 2026 General Session2026Contract for license plate design -- Consultation and other duties.Using revenue appropriated to the commission from the License Plate Restricted Account as described in Subsection 41-1a-122(4)(d), the commission shall contract with a designer.The commission shall ensure that the designer has the capability and expertise to ensure compliance with the license plate design standards described in Subsection 41-1a-1611(8).The designer shall:consult with the design review board and the commission regarding compliance with license plate design standards described in Subsection 41-1a-1611(8); andprovide license plate design and artistic assistance to:if requested, a sponsoring organization proposing a new special group license plate or existing special group license plate redesign;the division;the commission; andthe design review board.