- 82nd Session (2023)
Senate Bill No. 164–Senators Spearman; Donate, Dondero Loop, D.
Harris, Krasner, Neal, Nguyen, Pazina and Scheible
Joint Sponsor: Assemblyman D’Silva
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AN ACT relating to special license plates; revising provisions
governing the distribution of fees collected for the issuance
or renewal of special license plates indicating support for the
Divine Nine; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to design, prepare and
issue special license plates that indicate support for the Divine Nine, which are a
group of historically Black collegiate fraternities and sororities. (NRS 482.37941)
Existing law requires the fees collected for the special license plates that are in
addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental
services taxes to be deposited with the State Treasurer, who must, on a quarterly
basis, distribute: (1) 10 percent of the fees to the United Negro College Fund; and
(2) the remaining 90 percent of the fees equally among certain chapters or
organizations associated with the Divine Nine for the promotion of community
awareness and action through educational, economic and cultural service activities
within this State. (NRS 482.37941) This bill removes the requirement for the State
Treasurer to make distributions to certain chapters or organizations associated with
the Divine Nine and, instead, requires that all of the fees collected for the special
license plates that are in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees
and governmental service taxes be distributed to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Inter-
Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 482.37941 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
482.37941 1. The Department, in cooperation with the Las
Vegas Chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, shall design,
prepare and issue a license plate that indicates support for the Divine
Nine, using any colors that the Department deems appropriate.
2. The Department shall issue license plates that indicate
support for the Divine Nine for a passenger car or light commercial
vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates
pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the
requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter.
A person may request that personalized prestige license plates
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issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates
that indicate support for the Divine Nine if that person pays the fees
for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for
the license plates that indicate support for the Divine Nine pursuant
to subsections 3 and 4.
3. The fee for license plates that indicate support for the Divine
Nine is $35, in addition to all other applicable registration and
license fees and governmental services taxes. The license plates are
renewable upon the payment to the Department of $10.
4. In addition to all other applicable registration and license
fees, governmental services taxes and the fee prescribed pursuant to
subsection 3, a person who requests a set of license plates that
indicate support for the Divine Nine must pay a fee of $25 for the
issuance of the plates and a fee of $20 for each renewal of the plates,
to be deposited in accordance with subsection 5.
5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.38279, the
Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to subsection 4
with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund. The
State Treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute [:
(a) Ten percent of] the fees deposited pursuant to this subsection
to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Inter-Alumni Council of the United
Negro College Fund, [Inc.,] or its successor organization, for college
scholarships for Nevada residents attending a college in this State .
[; and
(b) The remaining 90 percent of the fees deposited pursuant to
this subsection to the following organizations in the following
manner for the promotion of community awareness and action
through educational, economic and cultural service activities within
this State:
(1) Ten percent distributed to the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc.;
(2) Ten percent equally distributed among the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity chapters in this State;
(3) Ten percent distributed to the Delta Research and
Educational Foundation, Inc.;
(4) Ten percent distributed to the National Iota Foundation,
Inc.;
(5) Ten percent distributed to the Western Province of Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.;
(6) Ten percent equally distributed among the Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity chapters in this State;
(7) Ten percent distributed to the Western Region of Phi
Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.;
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(8) Ten percent distributed to the Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority National Education Fund, Inc.; and
(9) Ten percent equally distributed among the Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority chapters in this State.]
6. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates
issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the
vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall:
(a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that meets
the requirements of this section if the holder pays the fee for the
transfer of the registration and any registration fee or governmental
services tax due pursuant to NRS 482.399; or
(b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle,
return them to the Department.
7. The Department may accept any gifts, grants and donations
or other sources of money for the production and issuance of license
plates pursuant to this section. All money received pursuant to this
subsection must be deposited in the Revolving Account for the
Issuance of Special License Plates created by NRS 482.1805.
8. As used in this section, “Divine Nine” means the following
nine member organizations that compose the National Pan-Hellenic
Council:
(a) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.;
(b) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.;
(c) Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.;
(d) Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.;
(e) Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.;
(f) Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.;
(g) Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.;
(h) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.; and
(i) Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.)
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