Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 39 - Transportation, Department of › Rule 39.02.60 - RULES GOVERNING LICENSE PLATE PROVISIONS › Section 39.02.60.155 - PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM PREQUALIFICATION AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Special
			 License Plate Prequalification
. A Special Plate Program Application will
			 be provided to each applicant, detailing the procedures for the
			 prequalification and providing information regarding the steps required to
			 successfully accomplish a special plate program. (3-21-22)
02.
Special License Plate Approved by
			 the Legislature
. If a special license plate program is approved by the
			 Idaho legislature, prior to production and sale of the special license plates,
			 the sponsor will meet the requirements outlined in sections
			 49-402C & 49-402D, Idaho Code.
			 (3-21-22)
03.
Submission to
			 the Legislature
. For those Special License Plate Programs with enacting
			 legislation that fail to meet the requirements of this Section, the Department
			 will report such finding to the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee
			 and the chairman of the House Transportation and Defense Committee of the Idaho
			 State Legislature, and will not proceed with production and sale of the special
			 plates. (3-21-22)
04.
Annual
			 Report
. An annual report form, designed and provided by the Department,
			 will be made available to special license plate sponsors for all special
			 license plate programs receiving revenue in existence or passed by the
			 legislature on or prior to July 1, 2020. The report will require an accounting
			 of revenues and expenditures associated with the funds collected for the
			 special license plate program. (3-21-22)
05.
Appeals
. The appeals process
			 will allow the applicant for a special license plate program to appeal the
			 Department's decision to deny the application (See Section
			 003 of this rule). The notice of
			 the appeal will be sent in writing via mail, electronic mail or facsimile
			 within twenty (20) days of the denial. (3-21-22)
06.
Cancellation of Plate
			 Programs
. The Department will notify the plate program sponsor ninety
			 (90) days prior to cancellation informing the sponsor of the intent to cancel
			 the program due to low plate sales volume. Sales volume is calculated by
			 determining the number of current active plates for the plate program on file
			 with the Department. (3-21-22)
i. The
			 Department will notify current registrants of the special plate program of the
			 cancellation, and advise the registrant may retain and renew the registration
			 with the additional program fees, and retain the plates until the physical
			 plates are required to be replaced, however replacement plates will not be
			 available, due to loss or damage. (3-21-22)
ii. The portion of canceled special plate
			 program fees no longer deposited with the nonprofit agency (who has filed a 501
			 (c) (3) federal income tax status) program sponsor will be deposited in the
			 state highway account. (3-21-22)
iii. Upon mandatory replacement of physical
			 plates as required by statute, the customer may choose another plate program or
			 standard county plates at the customer's preference. (3-21-22)
iv. The Department will include in its annual
			 report to the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and the chairman
			 of the House Transportation and Defense Committee of the Idaho State
			 Legislature any special plate programs that have been canceled during the
			 preceding year. (3-21-22)