2005 Idaho Code - 49-419C — IDAHO WHITE WATER RAFTING PLATES

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 4
                          MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
    49-419C.  IDAHO WHITE WATER RAFTING PLATES. (1) On and after January 1,
2004, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions
of section 49-402, Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law
for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and, upon
department approval, receive special Idaho white water rafting license plates
in lieu of regular license plates. 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 white water rafting license
plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and
procedures of the department.
    (2)  In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4,
title 49, Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five
dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of 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 and shall be used to fund the cost of administration
of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each
initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be
transferred by the state treasurer for deposit to the tourism and promotion
fund of the department of commerce, and shall be used by the department of
commerce for the general education and promotion of Idaho's white water rivers
and the rafting and kayaking industries. The department of commerce shall
confer with the consulting panel representing white water river communities
and the rafting and kayaking industries before expending any moneys from the
fund that were received into the fund from revenue derived from this special
license plate program.
    (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 on another vehicle upon receipt of
the new registration from the department.
    (4)  The Idaho white water rafting license plate shall be of a color and
design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho Code. The
design and any slogan on the plate shall be acceptable to the department of
commerce and the consulting panel representing Idaho's white water river
communities and the rafting and kayaking industries, and shall be approved by
the Idaho transportation department utilizing a numbering system as determined
by the department. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of
plate design, shall be paid by the department of commerce. Not more than
fifteen percent (15%) of all revenues made available to the department of
commerce from the sale and renewal of Idaho white water rafting license plates
shall be used by the department of commerce to pay for the costs of the plate
design and for those administrative expenses necessarily incurred by operation
of the general education and promotion program.
    (5)  Sample Idaho white water rafting license plates may be purchased for
a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be
deposited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which
shall be transferred to the tourism and promotion fund of the department of
commerce and shall be used for the general education and promotion of Idaho's
white water rivers and the rafting and kayaking industries. No additional fee
shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.