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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
west valley charity specialty plates
Purpose
Establishes a west valley charity special plate and the West Valley Charity Special Plate Fund (Fund).
Background
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Motor
Vehicle Division provides one license plate to every motor vehicle owner for
each vehicle registered (A.R.S.
§ 28-2351). ADOT must issue or renew special plates in lieu of regular
license plates under specified conditions and procedures (A.R.S.
§ 28-2403). The fee for obtaining or renewing a special plate is $25 (A.R.S.
§ 28-2402). Of the $25 fee, $8 is an administration fee that ADOT deposits
in the State Highway Fund (SHF) and $17 is a donation.
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires ADOT to issue a west valley charity special plate if, by December 31, 2025, a person pays the $32,000 implementation fee.
2. Requires the person that pays the $32,000 implementation fee to design the west valley charity special plate.
3. Subjects the design and color of the west valley charity special plate to the approval of ADOT.
4. Allows the Director of ADOT (Director) to combine a request for a west valley charity special plate with a request for a personalized special plate.
5. Specifies that a combined request must be submitted in a form prescribed by the Director and is subject to the fees for both the west valley charity special plate and the personalized special plate.
6. Specifies that, of the $25 fee required to obtain or renew a west valley charity special plate, $8 is an administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
7. Establishes the Fund which is to be administered by the Director.
8. Requires ADOT to deposit all special plate administration fees in the SHF and transmit the west valley charity special plate donations to the Fund.
9. Requires the first $32,000 in the Fund to be reimbursed to the entity that paid the implementation fee.
10. Requires the Director to annually allocate Fund monies to an entity that is a 501(c)(3) organization that has:
a) been in existence since 2013;
b) at least 50 active members who volunteer with the organization;
c) a mission with outlined objectives relating to Phoenix west valley communities; and
d) an annual beneficiary grant award process.
11. Specifies that the organization's mission must include assisting children, families and veterans, helping people in need and improving the quality of life.
12. Caps, at 10 percent, the annual amount of Fund monies that may be used to administer the Fund.
13. Requires the State Treasurer, on notice from the Director, to invest and divest Fund monies and credit monies earned to the Fund.
14. Specifies that the Fund monies are continuously appropriated.
15. Makes technical and conforming changes.
16. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 3, 2025
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