2006 Georgia Code - 40-2-86.13

40-2-86.13. (a) In order to promote and financially provide for historic preservation efforts in Georgia, there shall be issued beginning January 1, 2006, special license plates promoting such efforts. (b) The Division of Historic Preservation of the Department of Natural Resources shall design special distinctive license plates appropriate to promote historic preservation efforts in Georgia. Such license plates must be of the same size as general issue motor vehicle license plates and shall include a unique design and identifying number, whereby the total characters do not exceed the sum of six. No two recipients shall receive identically numbered plates. Such design shall not provide space in which to indicate the name of the county of issuance. (c) The design of the initial edition of the special historic preservation license plate, as well as the design of subsequent editions and excepting only any part or parts of the designs which may be owned by others and licensed to the state, shall be owned solely by the State of Georgia for its exclusive use and control, except as authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner may take such steps as may be necessary to give notice of and protect such right, including the copyright or copyrights. However, such steps shall be cumulative of the ownership and exclusive use and control established by this subsection as a matter of law, and no person shall reproduce or otherwise use such design or designs, except as authorized by the commissioner. (d) Beginning on January 1, 2006, any Georgia resident who is the owner of a motor vehicle, except a vehicle registered under the International Registration Plan, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and upon the payment of a fee of not more than $25.00 in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, may be issued a historic preservation license plate. Revalidation decals shall be issued for historic preservation license plates in the same manner as provided for general issue license plates upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and upon the payment of a fee of not more than $25.00 in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee. (e) The funds derived from the sale and revalidation of historic preservation license plates, less a $1.00 processing fee, which shall be granted to county tag offices per plate sold, and less the actual manufacturing cost of the plates, shall be deposited in the general fund of the state treasury. As soon as practicable after December 31 of each year, the commissioner shall report the net amount derived from the sale of historic preservation license plates to the Office of Planning and Budget and the Division of Historic Preservation of the Department of Natural Resources. Subject to the appropriations process, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the General Assembly appropriate an amount equal to the net proceeds from the sale of such license plates to the Department of Natural Resources for use by the Historic Preservation Division to fund historic preservation programs in the state through the Georgia historic preservation grant program as otherwise authorized by law. (f) No special license plate authorized pursuant to this Code section shall be issued except upon the receipt by the department of at least 1,000 applications. The special license plate shall have an application period of two years after January 1, 2006, for payment of the manufacturing fee. After such time if the minimum number of applications is not met, the department shall not continue to accept the manufacturing fee, and all fees shall be refunded to applicants. (g) The department shall not be required to continue to manufacture the special license plate if the number of active registrations falls below 500 registrations at any time during the period as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 40-2-31. A current registrant may continue to renew such special license plate during his or her annual registration period upon payment of an additional $25.00 annual special tag fee which fee shall be collected by the county tag agent at the time of collection of other registration fees and shall be remitted to the state as provided in Code Section 40-2-34. The department may continue to issue such special license plates that it has in its inventory to assist in achieving the minimum number of registrations. If the special license plate falls below 500 active registrations at any time during the period as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 40-2-31, the department must receive 1,000 applications accompanied by the manufacturing fee to continue to manufacture the license plate. (h) An applicant may request a historic preservation license plate any time during the applicant́s registration period. If a historic preservation license plate is to replace a current valid license plate, the department shall issue the historic preservation license plate with appropriate decals attached. When an applicant requests a historic preservation license plate at the beginning of the registration period, the applicant shall pay the tax together with all applicable fees. (i) Historic preservation license plates shall be transferred from one vehicle to another vehicle in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 40-2-42. (j) Historic preservation license plates shall be issued within 30 days of application. (k) The Department of Natural Resources shall submit a report to the chairpersons of the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee and House Natural Resources and Environment Committee detailing the receipt and expenditure of all appropriated funds and all funds received from the sale of historic preservation license plates as provided by this Code section to promote historic preservation. Such report shall be made not later than the second Monday of January of each year.

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