H.B. 33 Enrolled

BLINDNESS PREVENTION CHECKOFF
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Afton B. Bradshaw
Jackie Biskupski

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AUTHORIZING A BLINDNESS
PREVENTION CHECKOFF FOR MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS AND DRIVER
LICENSE APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
41-1a-230, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-3-214.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 41-1a-230 is enacted to read:
41-1a-230. Registration checkoff for blindness prevention.
(1) A person who applies for a motor vehicle registration or registration renewal may
designate a voluntary contribution for blindness prevention of $1.
(2) This contribution shall be:
(a) collected by the division;
(b) treated as a voluntary contribution to Prevent Blindness Utah to provide blindness
prevention education, screening, and treatment and not as a motor vehicle registration fee; and
(c) transferred to Prevent Blindness Utah at least monthly, less actual administrative costs
associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
Section 2. Section 53-3-214.5 is enacted to read:
53-3-214.5. License checkoff for blindness prevention.
(1) A person who applies for a license or license renewal may designate a voluntary
contribution for blindness prevention of $1.
(2) This contribution shall be:
(a) collected by the division;

(b) treated as a voluntary contribution to Prevent Blindness Utah to provide blindness
prevention education, screening, and treatment and not as a license fee; and
(c) transferred to Prevent Blindness Utah at least monthly, less actual administrative costs
associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
Section 3. Effective date.
This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.

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