This section lets a nonprofit trigger issuance of special plates by giving the department $32,000, requires that entity to design the plates, and gives the department approval over the design and color.
28-2430; Version 1 - In God we trust special plates 28-2430. In God we trust special plates (L11, Ch. 324, sec. 3) A. If an incorporated nonprofit corporation gives the department thirty-two thousand dollars, the department shall issue the in God we trust special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the in God we trust special plates. The design and color of the in God we trust special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for in God we trust 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 in God we trust special plates. 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 shall distribute all donations collected pursuant to this section as authorized in a written resolution of the incorporated nonprofit corporation that provided the thirty-two thousand dollars for implementation of this section. The incorporated nonprofit corporation shall file a copy of this resolution with the department. The incorporated nonprofit corporation must use the donations to promote the national motto "in God we trust", first amendment rights and the heritage of this state and nation.