61-3-474. (Temporary) Responsibility for design of generic specialty license plates -- numbering -- rulemaking -- approval -- county designation by sticker -- listing of plate sponsors. (1) The department shall:
     (a) design the background and general format of generic specialty license plates;
     (b) in consultation with the department of corrections, determine which license plate processing system is the most efficient and versatile manufacturing method for the production of generic specialty license plates;
     (c) use a numbering system for generic specialty license plates that is distinctive from the numbering system required under 61-3-332 or used for collegiate license plates;
     (d) adopt rules that prescribe:
     (i) the minimum and maximum number of characters that a generic specialty license plate may display;
     (ii) the general placement of the sponsor's name, identifying phrase, and graphic; and
     (iii) any specifications or limitations on the use or choice of color or detail in the sponsor's graphic design.
     (2) All sponsor names, identifying phrases, and graphics intended for use on generic specialty license plates must be approved by the department prior to the manufacture of the plates.
     (3) Upon the issuance of generic specialty license plates, the department shall provide nonremovable stickers bearing the appropriate county designation as provided in 61-3-332. The stickers must be affixed to the license plates in use in accordance with instructions by the department.
     (4) The department shall maintain a list of the organizations that it has approved as sponsors of generic specialty license plates, including the name and address of a generic specialty license plate liaison for each organization. The department shall, upon request, make copies of this list available to interested members of the public.
     (5) The department may, in its discretion, revoke its previous approval of an organization's generic specialty license plate sponsorship if the organization fails to comply with the provisions of 61-3-472 through 61-3-481 or if the department has reliable information that the organization may no longer be qualified for sponsorship under 61-3-472 through 61-3-481. (Terminates June 30, 2005--sec. 21, Ch. 402, L. 2001.)

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 402, L. 2001.