2005 Idaho Code - 49-419D — IDAHO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AWARENESS PLATES

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 4
                          MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
    49-419D.  IDAHO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AWARENESS PLATES. (1) On and
after January 1, 2005, 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 Idaho school transportation
safety awareness 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, with the
exception of school buses registered in Idaho and operated exclusively
intrastate. Availability of Idaho school transportation safety awareness
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 to the pupil transportation support program
fund created in section 33-1513, Idaho Code, and shall be used for educational
programs promoting school transportation safety and awareness, and to help
defray costs associated with the implementation, administration and oversight
of the statewide pupil transportation support 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 school transportation safety awareness plate shall be of a
color and design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C, Idaho
Code. The distinguishing feature of the license plate shall include a
representation of a yellow school bus. The design and any slogan on the plate
shall be acceptable to the state department of education. Initial costs of the
plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the state
department of education.
    (5)  Sample Idaho school transportation safety awareness 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 pupil transportation support
program fund created in section 33-1513, Idaho Code. No additional fee shall
be charged for personalizing sample plates.