Bill Text: OR SB380 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to special registration plates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB380 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB380-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1584

                         Senate Bill 380

Sponsored by Senator BATES (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Allows owner of motorcycle to use special registration plates.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to special registration plates; amending ORS 805.255,
  805.260, 805.263 and 805.266 and section 2, chapter 823, Oregon
  Laws 2009.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 805.255 is amended to read:
  805.255. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a
salmon registration plate program to issue special registration
plates called 'salmon registration plates' upon request to owners
of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420
(1)  { + or (3) + } to observe the importance of salmonid to
Oregon. In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance
of salmon registration plates for vehicles not registered under
the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { +  or (3) + }.
  (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each
salmon registration plate issued under subsection (1) of this
section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $7.50 for
each year of the registration period, payable when the plate is
issued and upon each subsequent renewal of registration of a
vehicle bearing the plate. The department shall distribute the
surcharge as provided in ORS 805.256.
  SECTION 2. ORS 805.260 is amended to read:
  805.260. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a
cultural registration plate program to issue special registration
plates called 'cultural registration plates' upon request to
owners of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS
803.420 (1)  { + or (3) + } to observe the importance of culture
to Oregon. In addition, the department may adopt rules for
issuance of cultural registration plates for vehicles not
registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { +  or
(3) + }.
  (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each
cultural registration plate issued under subsection (1) of this
section, the department shall collect a surcharge of $15 payable
when the plate is issued and upon each subsequent renewal of
registration of a vehicle bearing the plate. The department shall
distribute the surcharge as provided in ORS 805.261.
  (3) The department, in consultation with the Trust for Cultural
Development Board, shall design the cultural registration plates.
The plates shall meet the requirements for registration plates
described in ORS 803.535.
  SECTION 3. ORS 805.263 is amended to read:
  805.263. (1) The Department of Transportation shall establish a
Crater Lake National Park registration plate program to issue
special registration plates called 'Crater Lake National Park
registration plates' upon request to owners of motor vehicles
registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { +  or
(3) + } to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Crater Lake
National Park.  The department may adopt rules for issuance of
Crater Lake National Park registration plates for vehicles that
are not registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { +
or (3) + }.
  (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each
Crater Lake National Park registration plate issued under
subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a
surcharge of $10 payable when the plate is issued. The department
shall distribute the surcharge as provided in ORS 805.264.
  SECTION 4. ORS 805.266 is amended to read:
  805.266. (1) Except as provided in section 3, chapter 709,
Oregon Laws 2011, the Department of Transportation shall
establish a wine country registration plate program to issue
special registration plates called 'wine country registration
plates ' upon request to owners of motor vehicles registered
under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { +  or (3) + }.
  (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each
set of wine country registration plates issued under subsection
(1) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of
$30 payable when the plates are issued and upon each subsequent
renewal of registration of a vehicle bearing the plates. The
department shall transfer the moneys from the surcharge as
provided in ORS 805.272.
  SECTION 5. Section 2, chapter 823, Oregon Laws 2009, as amended
by section 8, chapter 709, Oregon Laws 2011, is amended to read:
   { +  Sec. 2. + } (1) The Department of Transportation shall
establish a Pacific Wonderland registration plate program to
issue special registration plates called 'Pacific Wonderland
registration plates' upon request to owners of motor vehicles
registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { +  or
(3) + }. In addition, the department may adopt rules for issuance
of Pacific Wonderland registration plates for vehicles not
registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 (1) { +  or
(3) + }.
  (2) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, for each
set of Pacific Wonderland registration plates issued under
subsection (1) of this section, the department shall collect a
surcharge of $100 payable when the plates are issued. The
department shall transfer the moneys from the surcharge as
provided in section 3, chapter 823, Oregon Laws 2009.
  (3) Notwithstanding ORS 803.530, Pacific Wonderland
registration plates may be transferred from vehicle to vehicle if
the department stops issuing the plates, as long as the plates
are not so old, damaged, mutilated or otherwise rendered
illegible as to be not useful for purposes of identification.
  (4) The department shall limit the total number of Pacific
Wonderland registration plates to 40,000 sets of plates.
  (5) Notwithstanding ORS 805.202, until the department has
issued 40,000 sets of plates under this section, the department
may issue five kinds of special registration plates at any one
time.
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