Arizona Laws 28-2470.05. Veterans of overseas conflicts auxiliary special plates; fund
A. If, by December 31, 2021, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue veterans of overseas conflicts auxiliary special plates. The director may allow a request for veterans of overseas conflicts auxiliary special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the veterans of overseas conflicts auxiliary special plates.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-2470.05
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Special plates: means plates issued pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 28-2401
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The veterans of overseas conflicts auxiliary special plates shall have a standard design with both of the following:
1. One area on the plate that is a three-inch square and that is set aside for a logo or message.
2. One area on the bottom of the plate that is set aside for a message.
C. The department shall determine the standard design of the special plate prescribed by subsection A of this section and shall approve the logo or message prescribed by subsection B of this section.
D. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.
E. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the veterans of overseas conflicts auxiliary special plate fund established by this section.
F. The veterans of overseas conflicts auxiliary special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
G. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund, excluding administrative fees, to an entity that is qualified under section 501(c)(19) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. The entity may use the monies only to fund its charitable works. The entity must:
1. Be located in this state.
2. Have a tradition of serving veterans, active duty personnel and their families.
3. Have been established in 1931.
4. Have over ten thousand members.
5. Have at least fifty-two auxiliaries in this state.
6. Have begun serving male family members of women veterans and women active duty personnel in 2015.
H. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.