Arizona Laws 28-2438. Youth development organization special plates; fund
A. If, by December 31, 2011, an entity described in subsection E of this section pays thirty-two thousand dollars to the department for implementation of this section, the department shall issue youth development organization special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the youth development organization special plates. The design and color of the youth development organization special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for youth development organization special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the youth development organization special plates.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-2438
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Special plates: means plates issued pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 28-2401
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee required by section 28-2402 for the 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 youth development organization special plate fund established by this section.
D. The youth development organization special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund to the entity in this state that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. The entity must be an incorporated nonprofit corporation that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and must be one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations that provides a program for young people that builds character, that trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship and that develops personal fitness. The incorporated nonprofit corporation must have been in existence for at least one century and must help build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun.
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.