28-2351. License plate provided; design
A. The department shall provide to every owner one license plate for each
vehicle registered. At the request of the owner and on payment of any required fee, the
department shall provide either one or two license plates for a vehicle for which a
special plate is requested pursuant to this chapter, except that the department shall
provide one license plate if the special plate is issued pursuant to section 28-2416 or
28-2416.01.
B. The license plate shall display the number assigned to the vehicle and to the
owner of the vehicle and the name of this state, which may be abbreviated. The director
shall coat the license plate with a reflective material that is consistent with the
determination of the department regarding the color and design of license plates and
special plates. The director shall design the license plate and the letters and numerals
on the license plate to be of sufficient size to be plainly readable during daylight from
a distance of one hundred feet. In addition to the standard license plate issued for a
trailer before August 12, 2005, the director shall issue a license plate for trailers
that has a design that is similar to the standard size license plate for trailers but
that is the same size as the license plate for motorcycles. The trailer owner shall
notify the department which size license plate the owner wants for the trailer.
C. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall not contract with a
nongovernmental entity to purchase or secure reflective material for the plates issued by
the department unless the department has made a reasonable effort to secure qualified
bids or proposals from as many individual responsible respondents as possible.
D. The department shall determine the color and design of the license plate. All
other plates issued by the department, except the plates issued pursuant to sections
28-2404, 28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 28-2417 through 28-2436,
28-2452, 28-2453, 28-2454 and 28-2455 and article 14 of this chapter, shall be the same
color as and similar in design to the license plate as determined by the department.
E. A passenger motor vehicle rented without a driver shall receive the same type of
license plate as issued for a private passenger motor vehicle.
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