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HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 95(STA)
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY THE HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Offered: 3/14/24
Referred: Finance
Sponsor(s): SENATORS MERRICK, Kiehl, Kaufman, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Gray-Jackson, Kawasaki,
Wielechowski, Shower
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to special request specialty organization registration plates; relating to 1
special registration plates commemorating peace officers killed in the line of duty; 2
relating to special registration plates for vehicles owned by women veterans; relating to 3
special request registration plates for United States Space Force personnel; and 4
providing for an effective date." 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 6
* Section 1. AS 28.10.181 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 7
(ll) Special request specialty organization plates. The department shall adopt 8
regulations to allow for the issuance of special request specialty organization 9
registration plates sponsored by an organization that is based in this state and is tax 10
exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(2) - (11), 12(B) - (J), (13), (17) - (22), (24), or (26) - 11
(29), is an Alaska chapter of a national organization that is tax exempt under 26 U.S.C. 12
501(c)(2) - (11), 12(B) - (J), (13), (17) - (22), (24), or (26) - (29), is a department of 13 33-LS0517\S
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the state, or is a municipality of the state. The department shall determine a common 1
design and color for the plates and provide for the placement of the logo of the 2
organization and a short piece of descriptive text on the plate. If the department denies 3
an application to create a specialty organization registration plate under this section, 4
the department shall notify the commissioner of the denial. The commissioner may 5
reverse the decision of the department and require issuance of the requested plate. The 6
department may disapprove the issuance of registration plates under this subsection 7
when the requested plates duplicate an existing registration. Regulations adopted 8
under this subsection must 9
(1) provide that the entity requesting the issuance of the plates 10
(A) submit an application on a form provided by the 11
department; 12
(B) pay an application fee set by the department for issuance of 13
the new registration plates; 14
(C) pay the entire cost of developing and issuing the specialty 15
plate; 16
(D) may not be offensive in purpose, nature, activity, or name; 17
(E) may charge a fee for issuance of a specialty registration 18
plate in addition to any registration fees set by statute or regulation; 19
(2) provide for notice to the entity sponsoring the plate not later than 20
six months before a proposed cancellation of the specialty organization plate; 21
(3) establish procedures for owners of vehicles to purchase specialty 22
organization registration plates under this subsection. 23
(mm) Special request plates commemorating peace officers killed in the line 24
of duty. Upon application by the owner of a motor vehicle, the department may issue 25
registration plates commemorating peace officers killed in the line of duty. The 26
commissioner, after consulting with representatives of peace officers killed in the line 27
of duty, shall determine the design and color of the plates. The department may 28
disapprove the issuance of registration plates under this subsection when the requested 29
plates are a duplication of an existing registration. In this subsection, "peace officer" 30
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(1) an officer of the state troopers; 1
(2) a member of the police force of a municipality; 2
(3) a correctional officer; 3
(4) a village public safety officer; 4
(5) an officer assigned to a court to serve warrants and court orders, 5
provide court security and judicial protection, and transport prisoners; and 6
(6) any other public servant vested by law with a duty to maintain 7
public order or to make arrests, whether the duty extends to all offenses or is limited to 8
a specific class of offenses or offenders. 9
(nn) Vehicles owned by women veterans. The department, upon receipt of 10
written proof that the woman veteran is a sole or joint owner of a motor vehicle, shall 11
issue special registration plates for the motor vehicle to a requesting person who is a 12
woman veteran or retired woman veteran of the armed forces of the United States. The 13
design and color of the women veteran or retired women veteran plates shall be 14
designed by a committee of women veterans and retired women veterans. 15
(oo) Special request plates for United States Space Force personnel. Upon 16
application by the owner of a motor vehicle who presents satisfactory proof of current 17
membership in the Unites States Space Force, the department may design and issue 18
registration plates that identify the vehicle as registered to a member of the United 19
States Space Force. The department may disapprove the issuance of registration plates 20
under this subsection when the requested plates are a duplication of an existing 21
registration. 22
* Sec. 2. AS 28.10.421(d)(2) is amended to read: 23
(2) special request plates for 24
(A) Alaska National Guard or United States Space Force 25
personnel ................................................................................................... $30; 26
(B) veterans, retired veterans, women veterans, retired 27
women veterans, or Lao veterans ............................................................ $30; 28
(C) recipients of the Purple Heart .................................. none; 29
(D) recipients of the Bronze Star awarded for valor, Silver Star, 30
Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Coast Guard Cross, 31 33-LS0517\S
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or other award reflecting valor .................................................................. $30; 1
(E) owners of custom collector vehicles .......................... $50; 2
(F) Iditarod race finishers ................................................. $50; 3
(G) other special request plates ........................................ $30; 4
plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee required by this 5
paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the replacement of 6
special request plates; 7
* Sec. 3. AS 28.10.421(d) is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 8
(26) special request specialty organization plates under 9
AS 28.10.181(ll) ..................................................................................................... $100 10
plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the $100 11
fee required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance of and the 12
replacement of the plates; in addition, an entity sponsoring a special request specialty 13
organization plate may charge a fee on first issuance and renewal of the plates; 14
(27) special request plates commemorating peace officers killed in the 15
line of duty .............................................................................................................. $30 16
plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section; the fee 17
required by this paragraph shall be collected biennially in the same manner as the fee 18
required under (b), (c), (h), or (i) of this section. 19
* Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 20
read: 21
DESIGN COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN VETERAN SPECIAL REGISTRATION 22
PLATES. A committee for the design of women veteran or retired women veteran special 23
registration plates under AS 28.10.181(nn) is established. The committee consists of women 24
veterans and retired women veterans, with a legislator who is a retired woman veteran serving 25
as chair. The committee shall determine the design and color of the women veteran or retired 26
women veteran plates. 27
* Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 28