§ 27-24-1423 — Autism Awareness

Arkansas § 27-24-1423

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 27

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(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall create and issue an Autism Awareness motor vehicle special license plate in the manner and subject to the conditions provided for under this subchapter. (b) The Autism Awareness motor vehicle special license plate shall be: (1) Designed by the Department of Finance and Administration, in consultation with the Arkansas Autism Resource Outreach Center; and (2) Numbered consecutively. (c) The procedures concerning costs for issuance under § 27-24-1404(c)(1)(A) shall apply. (d) The department shall issue a special license plate under this section to a motor vehicle owner upon payment of: (1) The fee required by law for registration of the motor vehicle; (2) (A) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the design-use contribution. (B) The design-use contribution shall be remitted monthly to the Arkansas Autism Resource Outreach Center to be used exclusively to promote autism awareness program expenses; and (3) (A) A handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00). (B) The handling and administrative fee shall be: (i) Deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration; and (ii) Credited to the division as supplemental and in addition to all other funds that may be deposited for the benefit of the division. (C) The handling and administrative fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenue. (e) (1) A special license plate issued under this section may be renewed annually or replaced under the procedures set out in § 27-24-1405 . (2) However, the division shall remit the fees collected under § 27-24-1405(b)(2) on a monthly basis to the Arkansas Autism Resource Outreach Center.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4798, eff. 7/1/2019. Added by Act 2015, No. 574,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.