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NEW UTAH LICENSE PLATE DESIGN

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Dan R. Eastman

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House Sponsor: Roger E. Barrus

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Act by amending provisions relating to license
             10      plates.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue license plates with the "Life
             14      Elevated" slogan and with a certain color and design once the division determines
             15      that the existing inventories of statehood centennial and Ski Utah license plates are
             16      exhausted;
             17          .    requires that license plates shall be renewed annually and specifies decal
             18      requirements for registration renewals;
             19          .    specifies application location requirements for registration renewal decals on license
             20      plates;
             21          .    repeals certain license plate slogan requirements; and
             22          .    makes technical changes.
             23      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             24          None
             25      Other Special Clauses:
             26          None
             27      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             28      AMENDS:
             29          41-1a-402, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2003


             30      REPEALS:
             31          41-1a-405, as last amended by Chapter 148, Laws of Utah 2005
             32     
             33      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          Section 1. Section 41-1a-402 is amended to read:
             35           41-1a-402. Required colors, numerals, and letters -- Expiration.
             36          (1) [(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3) and in Section 41-1a-407 , each] Each
             37      license plate shall [be in colors selected by the commission and shall] have displayed on it:
             38          [(i)] (a) the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued;
             39          [(ii)] (b) the name of the state; and
             40          [(iii)] (c) a registration decal showing the date of expiration[; and] displayed in
             41      accordance with Subsection (6).
             42          [(iv) a slogan determined as provided in Section 41-1a-405 .]
             43          [(b) A special group license plate issued under Section 41-1a-418 is exempt from the
             44      slogan requirement under Subsection (1)(a)(iv).]
             45          (2) If registration is extended by affixing a registration decal to the license plate, the
             46      expiration date of the decal governs the expiration date of the license plate.
             47          (3) [Each] Except as provided in Subsection (4), each original license plate that is not
             48      one of the special group license plates issued under Section 41-1a-418 shall be a:
             49          (a) statehood centennial license plate with the same color, design, and slogan as the
             50      plates issued in conjunction with the statehood centennial; or
             51          (b) Ski Utah license plate.
             52          (4) Beginning on the date that the division determines the existing inventories of
             53      statehood centennial license plates and Ski Utah license plates are exhausted, each license plate
             54      that is not one of the special group license plates issued under Section 41-1a-418 shall:
             55          (a) display the "Life Elevated" slogan; and
             56          (b) have a color and design approved by the 57th Legislature in the 2007 General
             57      Session that features:


             58          (i) a skier with the "Greatest Snow on Earth" slogan; or
             59          (ii) Delicate Arch.
             60          (5) (a) Except as provided under Subsection 41-1a-215 (2), license plates shall be
             61      renewed annually.
             62          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b)(ii), the division shall issue the vehicle
             63      owner a month decal and a year decal upon the vehicle's first registration with the division.
             64          (ii) The provisions of Subsection (5)(b)(i) do not apply to a vehicle issued a vintage
             65      vehicle license plate in accordance with Section 41-1a-418 (1)(c)(ii).
             66          (iii) The division shall issue the vehicle owner only a year decal upon subsequent
             67      renewals of registration to validate registration renewal.
             68          (6) The decals issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be applied as follows:
             69          (a) for license plates issued beginning in 1974 through 1985, decals displayed on
             70      license plates with black lettering on a white background shall be applied to the lower left-hand
             71      corner of the rear of the license plate vehicles;
             72          (b) decals displayed on statehood centennial license plates and on Ski Utah license
             73      plates issued in accordance with Subsection (3) shall be applied to the upper left-hand corner of
             74      the rear license plate;
             75          (c) decals displayed on special group license plates issued in accordance with Section
             76      41-1a-418 shall be applied to the upper right-hand corner of the license plate unless there is a
             77      plate indentation on the upper left-hand corner of the license plate;
             78          (d) decals displayed on license plates with the "Life Elevated" slogan issued in
             79      accordance with Subsection (4) shall be applied in the upper left-hand corner for the month
             80      decal and the upper right-hand corner for the year decal;
             81          (e) decals issued for truck tractors shall be applied to the front license plate in the
             82      position described in Subsection (6)(a), (b), or (d);
             83          (f) decals issued for motorcycles shall be applied to the upper corner of the license
             84      plate opposite the word "Utah"; and
             85          (g) decals displayed on license plates issued under Section 41-1a-416 shall be applied


             86      as appropriate for the year of the plate.
             87          (7) (a) The month decal issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be displayed on
             88      the license plate in the left position.
             89          (b) The year decal issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be displayed on the
             90      license plate in the right position.
             91          (8) The current year decal issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be placed
             92      over the previous year decal.
             93          (9) If a license plate, month decal, or year decal is lost or destroyed, a replacement shall
             94      be issued upon application and payment of the fees required under Section 41-1a-1211 or
             95      41-1a-1212 .
             96          Section 2. Repealer.
             97          This bill repeals:
             98          Section 41-1a-405, License plate slogan -- Purpose -- Selection.


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