SB 1311
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: PS DP 5-0-2-0 | 3rd Read 22-7-1-0
House: TI DP 6-0-0-1 | 3rd Read 45-12-3-0
Chapter: 9
SB 1311: west valley charity specialty plates
Sponsor: Senator Carroll, LD 28
Signed by the Governor
Overview
Establishes the West Valley Charity Special Plate and Fund (Fund).
History
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is required to provide every vehicle
owner one license plate for every vehicle registered upon application and payment of fees
(A.R.S. § 28- 2351). Statute requires ADOT to issue or renew special plates according to
specified requirements (A.R.S. § 28-2403). An initial and annual renewal fee of $25 is
required for the special plate in addition to the vehicle registration fees. Of the $25 special
plate fee, $8 is an administrative fee and $17 is an annual donation (A.R.S. §§ 28-2402; 28-
2404). Special plates require a standard $32,000 implementation fee.
All license plates, including special plates, that are designed or redesigned after September
24, 2022, are required to have: 1) the background color of the license plate contrast
significantly with the color of the letters and numerals and the name of the state on the
license plate; and 2) the name of the state appear on the license plate in capital letters in
sans serif font with a height of three-fourths of an inch (A.R.S. § 28- 2351).
Provisions
1. Establishes the West Valley Charity Special Plate and Fund if a person pays $32,000 to
ADOT by December 31, 2025. (Sec. 3)
2. Requires the person who provides the $32,000 to design the West Valley Charity Special
Plates. (Sec. 3)
3. States the design and color of the West Valley Charity Special Plates are subject to the
approval of ADOT. (Sec. 3)
4. Allows the Director of ADOT (Director) to combine requests for the West Valley Charity
Special Plates with requests for personalized special plates and subjects the request to
additional fees. (Sec. 3)
5. Stipulates that of the $25 fee for the West Valley Charity Special Plate, $8 is an
administration fee and $17 is an annual donation. (Sec. 3)
6. Requires ADOT to deposit all West Valley Charity Special Plate administration fees into
the State Highway Fund and all donations into the Fund. (Sec. 3)
7. Tasks the Director with administering the Fund. (Sec. 3)
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8. Directs the first $32,000 in the Fund to be reimbursed to the entity that paid the
implementation fee. (Sec. 3)
9. Asserts that no more than 10% of the monies deposited in the Fund may be used for the
cost of administering the Fund. (Sec. 3)
10. Stipulates monies in the Fund are continuously appropriated. (Sec. 3)
11. Requires the Director to annually allocate monies from the Fund to an entity that has:
a) been in existence since 2013;
b) at least 50 active members who volunteer with the organization;
c) a mission relating to Phoenix west valley communities that includes the objectives of
assisting children, families and veterans, helping people in need and improving the
quality of life; and
d) an annual beneficiary grant award process. (Sec. 3)
12. Allows the State Treasurer, on notice from the Director, to invest and divest Fund monies
and states that monies earned from investment must be credited to the Fund. (Sec. 3)
13. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1-2, 4-6)