H.B. 154 Enrolled

VISION SCREENING CHECKOFF FOR MOTOR
VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER
LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL
2003 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Katherine M. Bryson
This act modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by changing the registration check off name
from blindness prevention to vision screening. This act increases the check off voluntary
contribution amount from $1 to $2 and provides that Friends For Sight, which was
formerly Prevent Blindness Utah, shall receive the contributions. This act modifies the
Public Safety Code by changing the license check off name from blindness prevention to
vision screening. This act increases the voluntary contribution amount from $1 to $2 and
provides that Friends For Sight shall receive the contributions. This act takes effect July
1, 2003.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
41-1a-230, as enacted by Chapter 45, Laws of Utah 2000
53-3-214.5, as enacted by Chapter 45, Laws of Utah 2000
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 41-1a-230 is amended to read:
41-1a-230. Registration checkoff for vision screening.
(1) A person who applies for a motor vehicle registration or registration renewal may
designate a voluntary contribution for [blindness prevention] vision screening of [$1] $2.
(2) This contribution shall be:
(a) collected by the division;
(b) treated as a voluntary contribution to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight to
provide blindness prevention education, screening, and treatment and not as a motor vehicle
registration fee; and
(c) transferred to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight at least monthly, less

actual administrative costs associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
Section 2. Section 53-3-214.5 is amended to read:
53-3-214.5. License checkoff for vision screening.
(1) A person who applies for a license or license renewal may designate a voluntary
contribution for [blindness prevention] vision screening of [$1] $2.
(2) This contribution shall be:
(a) collected by the division;
(b) treated as a voluntary contribution to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight to
provide blindness prevention education, screening, and treatment and not as a license fee; and
(c) transferred to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight 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, 2003.

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