Bill Text: MS SB2801 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various organizations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-10 - Approved by Governor [SB2801 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2024-SB2801-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2024 Regular Session
To: Finance
By: Senator(s) Tate
Senate Bill 2801
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS WITH THE WORDS "IN GOD WE TRUST" USED IN THE DESIGN OF THE LICENSE TAGS; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION; TO PRESCRIBE AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH LICENSE TAGS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ADDITIONAL FEE COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH LICENSE TAGS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.549, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE NAVY SEABEE FOUNDATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF SEPARATE DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL KING HIRAM GRAND LODGE, A.F. & A.M., STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AND TO SUPPORTERS OF ELECTRA GRAND CHAPTER ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, A.F. & A.M., STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF CLARKDALE HIGH SCHOOL IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE COLUMBIA ACADEMY COUGARS; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI HUNTING DOG ASSOCIATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF O'KEEFE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA DBA DISABILITY CONNECTION; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PELICANS; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC COUNCIL; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY FOR DYSLEXIA; TO PRESCRIBE AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH LICENSE TAGS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ADDITIONAL FEE COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH LICENSE TAGS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.369, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REAUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE PASS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.387, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REAUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE GRAND CHAPTER OF MISSISSIPPI ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.411, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REAUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE FORMER ROSA A. TEMPLE HIGH SCHOOL IN VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.485, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REAUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF THE MOSS POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.498, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REAUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF EV MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.532, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REAUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF DESERT OF MISSISSIPPI SHRINERS AND DAUGHTERS AEAONMS, PHA; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.535, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REAUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF WILDLIFE MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.554, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REAUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS TO SUPPORTERS OF JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA, INC.; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-44, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED TO SUPPORTERS OF THE GARDEN CLUBS OF MISSISSIPPI, INC., MAGNOLIA HEIGHTS SCHOOL AND METHODIST CURSILLO OF MISSISSIPPI MAY BE ISSUED AFTER PROOF HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE THAT 100 OF SUCH TAGS WILL BE PURCHASED; TO PROVIDE THAT, UNTIL 300 SUCH TAGS ARE SOLD, THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL DEPOSIT THE PROCEEDS OF THE ADDITIONAL FEE INTO THE LICENSE TAG ACQUISITION FUND, AND AFTER 300 TAGS ARE SOLD, THE PROCEEDS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AS PROVIDED IN THE SECTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE APPLICABLE SPECIAL TAG; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO PROMULGATE RELEVANT RULES AND REGULATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-56.412, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED FOR THE ISSUANCE OF DISTINCTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAGS WITH THE WORD "ADOPTION" USED IN THE DESIGN OF THE LICENSE TAGS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name, which shall be of such color and design as the department, with the advice of American Family Association, Inc., may prescribe. The words "In God We Trust" shall be used in the design of the license tag. The department shall prescribe such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.
(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the department. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2024, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.
(4) The department shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to American Family Association, Inc.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
SECTION 2. (1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the department, with the advice of the Tunnel to Towers Biloxi, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.
(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the department. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2024, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.
(4) The department shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Tunnel to Towers Biloxi.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
SECTION 3. Section 27-19-56.549, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.549. (1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (4) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of any one (1) of the following:
(a) Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners;
(b) * * * Navy Seabee Foundation;
(c) Saint Stanislaus College in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi;
(d) Vancleave Live Oak Choctaw;
(e) Morton High School;
(f) Forest Municipal School District;
(g) Lake High School;
(h) Scott Central Attendance Center;
(i) Sebastopol Attendance Center;
(j) East Rankin Academy;
(k) Houston High School;
(l) Magnolia Heights School;
(m) Regents School of Oxford;
(n) The Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc.;
(o) Baptist Health Foundation, Inc.;
(p) Greene County Wildcats;
(q) Mississippi Disc Golf;
(r) Mississippi Road Builders Association;
(s) Clinton Public School District;
(t) Magnolia Speech School;
(u) Coahoma County Jr./Sr. High School;
(v) Clinton Community Nature Center;
(w) Most Worshipful King Hiram Grand Lodge * * *,
A.F. & A.M., State of Mississippi;
(x) Electra Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, A.F. & A.M., State of Mississippi;
( * * *y) City of Olive Branch, Mississippi;
( * * *z) Methodist Cursillo of Mississippi * * *;
(aa) Clarkdale High School in Lauderdale County, Mississippi;
(ab) Columbia Academy Cougars;
(ac) Mississippi Hunting Dog Association;
(ad) O'Keefe Educational Media DBA Disability Connection;
(ae) New Orleans Pelicans;
(af) Mississippi Economic Council;
(ag) Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia.
(2) The distinctive license
tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the department * * *, with the advice of the respective beneficiary
organization listed in subsection (1) of this section, may prescribe and shall consist
of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license
tag.
(3) Application for the distinctive
license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector
on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the additional
fee imposed under subsection (4) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof
to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector
shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(4) * * * Any person applying for a distinctive license tag under
this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00)
for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be
in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a
period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year.
The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made
for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the
time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license
tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must
surrender it to the local county tax collector.
(5) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the State
Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify to the State Treasurer
the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive
license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such
collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the appropriate beneficiary organization listed in subsection (1) of this section.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(6) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(7) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
SECTION 4. Section 27-19-56.369, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.369. (1)
Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, * * * 2024, any owner of a motor vehicle
who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege
taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private
carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles,
and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3)
of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle
registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Pass Christian School District. The distinctive license
tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the department * * *, with the advice of the Pass Christian
School District, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or
both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.
(2) Application for the
distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county
tax collector on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the additional
fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00)
thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector
shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) Any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.
(4) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the
State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify to the State Treasurer
the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the
distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall
distribute such collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Pass Christian School District.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
(7) In order for a
distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of
Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before
July 1, * * * 2027.
SECTION 5. Section 27-19-56.387, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.387. (1) Beginning
with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2024, any owner
of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state and a member of the Grand
Chapter of * * *
Mississippi Order of the Eastern Star or the spouse * * * or child of a deceased
member, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes
and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers,
pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an
additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall
be entitled to be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle
registered in their name. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of
such color and design as the department * * *, with the advice of the Grand
Chapter of * * *
Mississippi Order of the Eastern Star, may prescribe and shall consist of such
letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license
tag.
(2) Application for the distinctive
license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector
on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the
additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars
($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax
collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) * * * Any person applying for a distinctive license
tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty
Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this
section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional
fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's
established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the
time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this
section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as
the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to
retain the distinctive license tag, he or she must surrender it to the local
county tax collector.
(4) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the
State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify to the State
Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the
distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall
distribute such collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four
Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags
issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the
Grand Chapter of * * *
Mississippi Order of the Eastern Star.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2027.
SECTION 6. Section 27-19-56.411, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.411. (1) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or
after July 1, 2024, any owner
of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and
bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by
law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial
motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in
subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for
any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter
of the former Rosa A. Temple High School in Vicksburg,
Mississippi. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color
and design as the department * * *, with the advice of Central Mississippi Prevention Services, Inc., may
prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be
necessary to distinguish each license tag.
(2) Application for the
distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county
tax collector on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the additional
fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof
to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector
shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) * * * Any person applying for a distinctive license
tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty
Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this
section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The
additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the
vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable
at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag
under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration
as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does
not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local
county tax collector.
(4) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the
State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify to the State
Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the
distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall
distribute such collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Central Mississippi Prevention Services, Inc.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2027.
SECTION 7. Section 27-19-56.485, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.485. (1)
Beginning with any registration year commencing
on or after July 1, 2024, any owner
of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road
and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed
by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial
motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in
subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for
any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter
of the Moss Point School District. The distinctive license tags so issued
shall be of such color and design as the department * * *, with the advice of the
Superintendent of the Moss Point School District, may prescribe and shall
consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish
each license tag.
(2) Application for the
distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county
tax collector on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the additional
fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00)
thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax
collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) * * * Any person applying for a distinctive license
tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty
Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this
section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional
fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's
established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the
time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this
section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the
owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to
retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county
tax collector.
(4) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the
State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify to the State
Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the
distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall
distribute such collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Gulf Coast Community Foundation for deposit into a special fund created by the Moss Point Educational Enhancement Foundation and used for the purpose authorized by the Board of Directors of the Moss Point Educational Enhancement Foundation.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2027.
SECTION 8. Section 27-19-56.498, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.498. (1) Beginning
with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2024, any owner
of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road
and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as
prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial
motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in
subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for
any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter
of EV Mississippi. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such
color and design as the department * * *, with the advice of EV Mississippi,
may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be
necessary to distinguish each license tag.
(2) Application for the
distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county
tax collector on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the additional
fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00)
thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax
collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) * * * Any person applying for a distinctive license
tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty
Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this
section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The
additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the
vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable
at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag
under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration
as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does
not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the
local county tax collector.
(4) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the
State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify to the State
Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the
distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall
distribute such collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to EV Mississippi.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag, and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2027.
SECTION 9. Section 27-19-56.532, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.532. (1) Beginning
with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, * * * 2024, any owner of a motor vehicle
who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes,
ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers
of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment
of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall
be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name
identifying such person as a supporter of Desert of Mississippi
Shriners and Daughters AEAONMS, PHA. The distinctive license tags so issued
shall be of such color and design as the department * * *, with the advice of Desert of Mississippi
Shriners and Daughters AEAONMS, PHA, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters
or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.
(2) Application for the distinctive
license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector
on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the additional
fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof
to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector
shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) Any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.
(4) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the State
Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify to the State Treasurer
the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive
license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such
collections as follows:
(a) Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Desert of Mississippi Shriners and Daughters AEAONMS, PHA.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2027.
SECTION 10. Section 27-19-56.535, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.535. (1) Beginning
with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, * * * 2024, any owner of a motor vehicle
who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes,
ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers
of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment
of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall
be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name
identifying such person as a supporter of Wildlife Mississippi. The distinctive
license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the department * * *, with the advice of Wildlife Mississippi,
may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary
to distinguish each license tag.
(2) Application for the distinctive
license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector
on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the additional
fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof
to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector
shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) * * * Any person applying for a distinctive license tag under
this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00)
for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be
in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a
period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year.
The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made
for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the
time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license
tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must
surrender it to the local county tax collector.
(4) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the State
Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify to the State Treasurer
the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive
license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such
collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Wildlife Mississippi.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2027.
SECTION 11. Section 27-19-56.554, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.554. (1) Beginning
with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2024, any owner of
a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge
privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for
private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles,
and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of
this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered
in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Jack and Jill of America,
Inc. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as
the department * * *,
with the advice of the Jackson, Mississippi, Chapter of Jack and Jill of
America, Inc., may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both,
as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.
(2) Application for the distinctive
license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector
on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the additional
fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof
to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector
shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) * * * Any person applying for a distinctive license tag under
this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00)
for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be
in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a
period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year.
The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made
for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the
time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license
tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must
surrender it to the local county tax collector.
(4) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the State
Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify to the State Treasurer
the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive
license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such
collections as follows:
(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Jackson, Mississippi, Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.
(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2027.
SECTION 12. Section 27-19-44, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-44. (1) For any distinctive
license tag or plate authorized by the Legislature from and after July 1, 2000,
through June 30, 2002, or authorized by Sections 27-19-56.37 and 27-19-56.55, the
requirements of this subsection must be met before the department * * * may prepare or issue any such license
tag or plate. The organization or other entity for which the Legislature authorized
the distinctive license tag or plate must submit proof satisfactory to the department * * * that at least one hundred (100) of such
license tags or plates will be purchased and must deposit with the department an
amount necessary to purchase one hundred (100) of such license tags or plates.
The organization or other entity for which the Legislature authorized the distinctive
license tag or plate must satisfy the requirements of this subsection (1) within
two (2) years after the effective date of the law authorizing the license tag or
plate in order to permit the license tag or plate to be prepared and issued.
(2) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (1) of this section, for any distinctive license tag or plate authorized
by the Legislature from and after July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2007, the requirements
of this subsection must be met before the department * * * may prepare or issue any such license
tag or plate. The organization or other entity for which the Legislature authorized
the distinctive license tag or plate must submit proof satisfactory to the department * * * that at least two hundred (200) of such
license tags or plates will be purchased and must deposit with the department an
amount necessary to purchase two hundred (200) of such license tags or plates.
The organization or other entity for which the Legislature authorized the distinctive
license tag or plate must satisfy the requirements of this subsection (2) within
three (3) years after the effective date of the law authorizing the license tag
or plate in order to permit the license tag or plate to be prepared and issued.
(3) Except as otherwise provided
in this section, Section 27-19-56.7, Section 27-19-56.56, Section 27-19-56.59, Section
27-19-56.85 or Section 27-19-56.94, for any distinctive license tag or plate authorized
or reauthorized by the Legislature from and after July 1, 2007, the following requirements
must be met before the department * * * may prepare or issue any such license
tag or plate:
(a) The organization or
other entity for which the Legislature authorized the distinctive license tag or
plate must submit proof satisfactory to the department * * * that at least three hundred (300) of
such license tags or plates will be purchased and must deposit with the department
an amount necessary to purchase three hundred (300) of such license tags or plates.
(b) The organization or other entity for which the Legislature authorized the distinctive license tag or plate must satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) within three (3) years after the effective date of the law authorizing the license tag or plate in order to permit the license tag or plate to be prepared and issued. This paragraph (b) shall not apply to distinctive tags or plates issued under Section 27-19-56.154.
(4) Any distinctive license
tag authorized under * * *
Section 27-19-56.186, 27-19-56.203 and 27-19-56.315 must meet the requirements
of this subsection before the department * * * may prepare or issue any such license
tag or plate. The organization or other entity for which the Legislature authorized
the distinctive license tag or plate must submit proof satisfactory to the department * * * that at least one hundred (100) of such
license tags or plates will be purchased and must deposit with the department an
amount necessary to purchase one hundred (100) of such license tags or plates. The
organization or other entity for which the Legislature authorized the distinctive
license tag or plate must satisfy the requirements of this subsection (4) within
three (3) years after the effective date of the law authorizing the license tag
or plate in order to permit the license tag or plate to be prepared and issued.
(5) The distinctive license
tags authorized under Section 27-19-56.108 must meet the requirements of this subsection
before the department * * * may prepare or issue any such license tag or plate. The organization
or other entity for which the Legislature authorized the distinctive license tag
or plate must submit proof satisfactory to the department * * * that at least two hundred (200) of such
license tags or plates will be purchased and must deposit with the department an
amount necessary to purchase two hundred (200) of such license tags or plates.
( * * *7) If the organization or other entity
for which the Legislature authorized the distinctive license tag or plate meets
the requirements of subsection (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) of this section, the department * * * shall prepare and issue the distinctive
license tag or plate.
( * * *8) The department * * * shall review the number of distinctive
or special license tags or plates issued pursuant to this chapter during the period
for the license tag or plate series. If the number of any distinctive or special
license tag or plate issued pursuant to this chapter falls below one hundred (100)
in the last year of the license tag or plate series, the distinctive or special
license tag or plate shall be discontinued at the end of the period for the license
tag or plate series.
( * * *9) If a distinctive or special license
tag or plate is discontinued under subsection (7) of this section, the organization
or other entity for which the license tag or plate was discontinued may prepare
a distinctive or special license tag or plate decal. The distinctive or special
license tag or plate decal shall be of such size, color and design as may be agreed
upon by the organization or other entity and the department * * *. However, the department * * * shall have final approval of the size,
color and design of the decal. The distinctive or special license tag or plate
decals shall be prepared and sold by the organization or other entity, and the proceeds
derived from the sale of such decals shall be retained by the organization or other
entity for any use deemed appropriate by the organization or other entity.
( * * *10) The provisions of this section shall
not apply to distinctive or special license tags or plates:
(a) Which are issued under Section 27-19-45, 27-19-46, 27-19-47.1, 27-19-47.2, 27-19-48, 27-19-49, 27-19-53, 27-19-55, 27-19-56, 27-19-56.1, 27-19-56.2, 27-19-56.3, 27-19-56.5, 27-19-56.6, 27-19-56.9, 27-19-56.11, 27-19-56.12, 27-19-56.13, 27-19-56.40, 27-19-56.62, 27-19-56.69, 27-19-56.79, 27-19-56.90, 27-19-56.125, 27-19-56.127, 27-19-56.137, 27-19-56.140, 27-19-56.162, 27-19-56.187, 27-19-56.199, 27-19-56.205, 27-19-56.239, 27-19-56.292, 27-19-56.318, 27-19-56.379, 27-19-56.425, 27-19-56.466, 27-19-56.489, 27-19-56.522(1)(a), 27-19-56.524 or 27-19-56.557; or
(b) For which no additional fee is required to be paid.
SECTION 13. Section 27-19-56.412, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
27-19-56.412. (1) Beginning
with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2023, any owner of a motor
vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege
taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers
of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment
of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall
be issued a distinctive license tag for each motor vehicle registered in his name,
which shall be of such color and design as the department * * *, with the advice of Choose Life Mississippi
or any successor entity, may prescribe. The word "Adoption" shall be
used in the design of the license tag. The department * * * shall prescribe such letters or numbers,
or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.
(2) Application for the distinctive
license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector
on forms prescribed by the department * * *. The application and the additional
fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) to be
retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department * * * on a monthly basis as prescribed by
the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector
shall be deposited into the county general fund.
(3) Any person applying for
a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the
amount of * * * Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license
tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes
and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently
with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and
payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag
under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as
long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish
to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county
tax collector.
(4) The department * * * shall deposit all fees into the State
Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department * * * shall certify the total fees collected
under this section to the State Treasurer who shall distribute such collections
as follows:
(a) * * * Twenty-four
Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags
issued pursuant to this section shall be disbursed to Choose Life Mississippi or
any successor entity to be used as provided for in subsection (5) of this section.
(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70.
(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2.
(5) Funds disbursed to Choose Life Mississippi or any successor entity under this section may be used for any purpose other than for administrative expenses, legal expenses, capital expenditures, attempting to influence any legislation or any political campaign on behalf or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
(6) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the license tag.
(7) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37. The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
(8) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2026.
SECTION 14. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.
