The special interest motor vehicle plate shall be issued in place of the regular plates issued pursuant to § 32-5-85. The special interest motor vehicle plate shall be designed by the secretary to be visibly distinct from regular noncommercial license plates and shall be either numbered or personalized. If the special interest motor vehicle plate is personalized, the plate shall conform to the requirements established for special personalized license plates in § 32-5-89.2. The special interest motor vehicle plate shall be reflectorized and validated with a decal each year in the same manner as noncommercial license plates. Notwithstanding the requirements of § 32-5-98, a vehicle for which a special interest motor vehicle license plate is issued is not required to display a number plate on the front of the vehicle. The special interest motor vehicle license plate shall be securely fastened to the rear of the special interest motor vehicle in a horizontal and upright position.

Source: SL 2016, ch 158, § 2; SL 2018, ch 183, § 1.