The division shall annually review each sponsored special group license plate to determine the number of registered vehicles with each type of sponsored special group license plate during the preceding calendar year.
Terms Used In Utah Code 41-1a-1608
Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
Existing special group license plate: means a special group license plate that the division issues before January 1, 2024. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601
Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, holding title to a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor whether or not the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor is subject to a security interest. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
Registration: means a document issued by a jurisdiction that allows operation of a vehicle or vessel on the highways or waters of this state for the time period for which the registration is valid and that is evidence of compliance with the registration requirements of the jurisdiction. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
Required contribution: means :
(a)
the minimum annual contribution amount established under Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii); or
(b)
if the sponsoring organization establishes a minimum annual contribution amount in accordance with Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(b) that is greater than the minimum required contribution amount established under Subsection 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii), the amount the sponsoring organization establishes. 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
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 agency recognition special group license plate: means a sponsored special group license plate issued to an applicant who:
(a)
has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(b)
has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose;
(c)
has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; or
Vehicle: includes a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, off-highway vehicle, camper, park model recreational vehicle, manufactured home, and mobile home. See Utah Code 41-1a-102
(2)
(a)
The division shall discontinue a type of sponsored special group license plate if for three consecutive calendar years, the division’s annual review shows that fewer than 500 registered vehicles have that type of sponsored special group license plate.
(b)
The division shall discontinue a sponsored special group license plate under Subsection (2)(a) beginning January 1 of the calendar year following the year of the third annual review.
(3)
If the division discontinues a type of sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this section, the division may not reinstate the sponsored special group license plate unless the sponsoring organization submits a request for the discontinued sponsored special group license plate in the same manner as a request for a new type of sponsored special group license plate under Section 41-1a-1604.
(4)
(a)
A registered owner to whom the division issued an existing special group license plate or a sponsored special group license plate that the division discontinues in accordance with this section may continue to display the license plate upon renewing the motor vehicle‘s registration.
(b)
A registered owner described in Subsection (4)(a) is not required to pay a required contribution to the sponsoring organization associated with the sponsored special group license plate.
(5)
The division may not transfer to a new registered owner a special group license plate that is discontinued under this part.
(6)
Subsection (2) does not apply to a state agency recognition special group license plate that is an existing special group license plate.
