2005 Idaho Code - 49-418A — IDAHO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PLATES

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 4
                          MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
    49-418A.  IDAHO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PLATES. (1) Any person who is the
owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or
49-434(1), Idaho Code, may apply for special plates featuring one (1) of
Idaho's colleges or universities. The provisions of this section shall not
apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six
thousand (26,000) pounds. Availability of Idaho college and university special
license plates for other vehicles may be authorized by rule of the board.
    (2)  In addition to the regular operating fee, the applicant shall be
charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of the
plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual
registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00)
of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account to be used
by the department to fund highway, road and bridge construction projects and
to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate program. The
department shall transfer twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the initial fee and
fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the renewal fee for deposit to the institution
designated on the license plate.
    (3)  Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the
provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer
the special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer
fees. The owner may only display the plates after receipt of new registration
from the department.
    (4)  All special college and university plates shall be of a color and
design comparable to the standard issue of license plates with blue numerals
on a red, white and blue background and shall indicate the participating
institution.
    (a)  The standard red, white and blue graphic shall be used, except that
    the word "Idaho" and "Famous Potatoes" shall appear on every plate, the
    identification of county shall be omitted, and the inscription "Scenic
    Idaho" may be omitted.
    (b)  Each college or university that chooses to participate in this
    program shall provide that portion of the design which features the
    particular institution and such design shall be acceptable to the
    president of the institution. For public colleges and universities,
    approval of the state board of education and board of regents of the
    university of Idaho shall also be required.
    Each version of the special college and university plate featuring the
participating college or university shall be approved by the department,
utilizing a numbering system as determined by the department. Initial costs of
the plate program, including the cost of plate design, shall be paid by the
participating college or university.
    (5)  The state board of education and board of regents of the university
of Idaho shall adopt rules to account for receipt and distribution of revenues
accruing to  participating public colleges and universities from the special
license plate program. Revenues from the special plate program shall be used
to:
    (a)  Fund scholarships for Idaho residents attending that college or
    university.
    (b)  Match funds contributed in equal amounts from nonstate sources for
    academic programs, provided that such expenditures for public colleges and
    universities shall be subject to prior approval by the state board of
    education and board of regents of the university of  Idaho.
    (6)  For the purposes of this section, nonpublic colleges and universities
shall mean and are limited to: Albertson College of Idaho located in Caldwell,
Idaho; Northwest Nazarene University located in Nampa, Idaho; and Brigham
Young University-Idaho located in Rexburg, Idaho.
    (7)  Sample college and university license plates may be purchased from
the department for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of
which shall be retained by the department for deposit to the state highway
account and twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be transferred by the department to
the college or university designated on the license plate. No additional fee
shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.