28-2419. Transplantation awareness special
plates; fund
A. The department shall issue transplantation awareness special plates. The color
and design of the transplantation awareness special plates shall be different from the
color and design of regular license plates determined by the department.
B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee required by section 28-2402 for original special
plates and for renewal of special plates, eight dollars is a special plate administration
fee and seventeen dollars is an annual donation.
C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all
special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section
28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the transplantation
awareness fund established by this section.
D. The transplantation awareness fund is established consisting of monies received
pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund.
E. The director shall select a private coalition that is qualified under section
501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and
that has a mission of promoting transplantation awareness and allocate the monies in the
fund to the coalition on an annual basis.
F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies
in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be
credited to the fund.
G. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to
lapsing of appropriations.
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