SB50 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mark Slade Blackwell

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Motor vehicles, motorcycles, distinctive license tags, established for Ovarian Cancer Research, additional fee, portion distrib. to Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation, duties to Revenue Department

Summary

The bill would create a special 'Ovarian Cancer Research' motorcycle license plate in Alabama and fund ovarian cancer research with a new $50 annual fee.

What This Bill Does

Alabama motorcycle owners could apply for the new distinctive plate by meeting regular registration rules and paying an extra $50 each year. The additional fee would be used to fund ovarian cancer research in Alabama, with the Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation designing the plate and receiving a portion of the funds as sponsoring organization. The plate would be valid for five years and could be replaced with conventional, personalized, or a new 'Ovarian Cancer Research' plate afterward. The Department of Revenue would set the rules to implement the program, and conflicting laws would be repealed.

Who It Affects

• Alabama resident motorcycle owners who choose to obtain the distinctive plate would pay an additional $50 each year and must comply with registration rules.
• The Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation would design the plate and receive a portion of the proceeds to fund ovarian cancer research in Alabama.
• The Alabama Department of Revenue would administer the program and issue implementing rules.

Key Provisions

• Issuance of distinctive 'Ovarian Cancer Research' motorcycle license plates to Alabama residents upon application and payment of an additional annual $50 fee; plates are valid for five years.
• The Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation designs the plate and the design must be approved by the Commissioner of Revenue; standard design rules do not apply to this plate's design.
• Net proceeds from the $50 annual fee are distributed for ovarian cancer research in Alabama, with the sponsoring foundation receiving a designated portion under Section 32-6-68.
• The Department of Revenue may promulgate rules to implement the act; the act repeals conflicting laws; it becomes effective January 1, 2015.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles