NRS 482.367004
Commission on Special License Plates: Creation
- membership
- term
- service without salary or compensation
- administrative support
- duties.
1.
There is hereby created the Commission on Special License Plates. The Commission is advisory to the Department and consists of five Legislators and three nonvoting members as follows:(a)
Five Legislators appointed by the Legislative Commission:(1)
One of whom is the Legislator who served as the Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation during the most recent legislative session. That Legislator may designate an alternate to serve in place of the Legislator when absent. The alternate must be another Legislator who also served on the Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation during the most recent legislative session.(2)
One of whom is the Legislator who served as the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Transportation during the most recent legislative session. That Legislator may designate an alternate to serve in place of the Legislator when absent. The alternate must be another Legislator who also served on the Senate Standing Committee on Transportation during the most recent legislative session.(b)
Three nonvoting members consisting of:(1)
The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, or a designee of the Director.(2)
The Director of the Department of Public Safety, or a designee of the Director.(3)
The Director of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, or a designee of the Director.2.
Each member of the Commission appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 serves a term of 2 years, commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. A vacancy on the Commission must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.3.
Members of the Commission serve without salary or compensation for their travel or per diem expenses.4.
The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall provide administrative support to the Commission.5.
The Commission shall recommend to the Department that the Department approve or disapprove:(a)
Applications for the design, preparation and issuance of special license plates that are submitted to the Department pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 482.367002;(b)
The issuance by the Department of special license plates that have been designed and prepared pursuant to NRS 482.367002; and(c)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, applications for the design, preparation and issuance of special license plates that have been authorized by an act of the Legislature after January 1, 2007.6.
On or before September 1 of each fiscal year, the Commission shall compile a list of each special license plate for which the Commission, during the immediately preceding fiscal year, recommended to the Department that the Department approve the application for the special license plate or approve the issuance of the special license plate. The list so compiled must set forth, for each such plate, the cause or charitable organization for which the special license plate generates or would generate financial support, and the intended use to which the financial support is being put or would be put. The Commission shall transmit the information described in this subsection to the Department and the Department shall make that information available on its Internet website.7.
The provisions of paragraph (c) of subsection 5 do not apply with regard to special license plates that are issued pursuant to NRS 482.3746, 482.3751, 482.3752, 482.3757, 482.3783, 482.3785, 482.3787, 482.37901, 482.37902, 482.37906, 482.3791, 482.3794 or 482.3817.8.
The Commission shall:(a)
Recommend to the Department that the Department approve or disapprove any proposed change in the distribution of money received in the form of additional fees, including, without limitation, pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (b) of subsection 5 of NRS 482.38279. As used in this paragraph, “additional fees” means the fees that are charged in connection with the issuance or renewal of a special license plate for the benefit of a particular cause, fund or charitable organization. The term does not include registration and license fees or governmental services taxes.(b)
If it recommends a proposed change pursuant to paragraph (a) and determines that legislation is required to carry out the change, recommend to the Department that the Department request the assistance of the Legislative Counsel in the preparation of a bill draft to carry out the change.
Source:
Section 482.367004 — Commission on Special License Plates: Creation; membership; term; service without salary or compensation; administrative support; duties., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-482.html#NRS482Sec367004.