Effective 1/1/2024

41-1a-1606.  Private nonprofit special group license plates.

(1)  A sponsoring organization that is a private nonprofit organization shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 41-1a-1606

  • Charitable purpose: means :
(i) relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged;
(ii) advancement of religion;
(iii) advancement of education or science;
(iv) erecting or maintaining a public building, monument, or work;
(v) reducing the burdens of government;
(vi) reducing neighborhood tensions;
(vii) eliminating prejudice and discrimination;
(viii) defending human rights and civil rights secured by law; or
(ix) combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Contributor: means an applicant who contributes the required contribution to a sponsoring organization for a sponsored special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
  • Private nonprofit organization: means a private nonprofit organization that:
    (i) qualifies as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
    (ii) has a charitable purpose. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Special group license plate: means :
    (a) a collegiate special group license plate;
    (b) a private nonprofit special group license plate;
    (c) a sponsored special group license plate;
    (d) a state agency recognition special group license plate; or
    (e) a state agency support special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Sponsored special group license plate: means a license plate:
    (a) designed for and associated with a sponsoring organization; and
    (b) issued to an applicant in accordance with this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • Sponsoring organization: means an institution, a private nonprofit organization, or a state agency that is or seeks to be associated with a sponsored special group license plate created under this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (a)  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; and

    (b)  may 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.
  • (2)  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.

    (3)  The state auditor may audit each private nonprofit organization 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.

    Enacted by Chapter 33, 2023 General Session