2005 Idaho Code - 49-402C — SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAMS -- STANDARDIZED PLATE COLOR AND DESIGN

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 4
                          MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
    49-402C.  SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAMS -- STANDARDIZED PLATE COLOR AND
DESIGN. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that special license plates
issued by the department be readily recognizable as plates from the state of
Idaho without losing the uniqueness for which the special plate was designed
and purchased. In addition, the legislature finds that the department can
operate in a more efficient, cost-effective manner by conforming special
plates to a basic color and design.
    (2)  No special license plates and no special license plate programs in
existence on or before June 30, 1998, shall be affected by the provisions of
this section. On and after July 1, 1998, any new special license plate program
authorized or any redesign of an existing special license plate, shall use the
same red, white and blue background as the standard issue of license plates
described in section 49-443, Idaho Code, except that:
    (a)  The identification of county shall be omitted;
    (b)  The word "Idaho" shall appear on every plate;
    (c)  The inscription "Scenic Idaho" may be omitted without legislative
    consideration and approval; and
    (d)  No slogan shall be used that infringes upon, dilutes or compromises,
    or could be perceived to infringe upon, dilute or compromise, the
    trademarks of the state of Idaho, including, but not limited to, "Idaho
    Potatoes   ," "Grown in Idaho   ," "Famous Idaho Potatoes   " or "Famous
    Potatoes   ."
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the plate designs issued
pursuant to the provisions of section 49-417, Idaho Code.
    (3)  Any redesign required for a special plate to conform with legislative
intent and the provisions of this section may be done in a manner similar to
that used to produce the original design.
    (4)  The special plates shall conform in all other respects with the
provisions of section 49-443, Idaho Code, relating to visibility requirements,
display of registration number, time period for validity of plates, and
reservation of plate numbers.
    (5)  Unless otherwise specifically provided, no special license plates
shall be issued to motor vehicles with a registered maximum gross weight in
excess of twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, or any motor vehicle registered
under section 49-434(5), Idaho Code, or section 49-435, Idaho Code.
    (6)  Following an introductory period of three (3) years during which the
provisions of this subsection shall not apply, if, during both years of any
following two (2) consecutive years, fewer than one thousand (1,000) plates
are issued in each of those two (2) consecutive years, the department shall
discontinue that special license plate program and no new plates shall be
issued nor shall any existing plate be renewed upon its expiration. The
provisions of this subsection shall apply to sections 49-416, 49-417, 49-417A,
49-417B, 49-417C, 49-418A, 49-418B, 49-418C, 49-419, 49-419A, 49-420, 49-420B,
Idaho Code, and any other special license plate programs created on and after
July 1, 2002.