1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department shall, in cooperation with the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, design, prepare and issue license plates to support the desert preserve established by the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The license plates may include any colors and designs that the Department deems appropriate.
2. The Department may issue license plates specified in subsection 1 for a passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates specified in subsection 1 if that person pays, in addition to the fees specified in subsections 3 and 4, the fees for the personalized prestige license plates.
3. The fee for license plates specified in subsection 1 is $35. The fee is in addition to any other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.
4. In addition to the fees for the license, registration and governmental services taxes, a person who requests the issuance of license plates specified in subsection 1 must pay:
(a) For the initial issuance of the plates, an additional fee of $25; and
(b) For each renewal of the plates, an additional $20 to support the desert preserve specified in subsection 1.
5. The Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection 4 with the State Treasurer for credit to an Account for the Support of the Desert Preserve established by the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District. On or before January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year, the State Controller shall distribute the money deposited in the Account for the preceding quarter to the Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District.
6. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder may retain the plates and:
(a) Affix the license plates to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this section if the transfer and registration fees are paid pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or
(b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return the plates to the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 156; A 2001, 324; 2013, 2848)
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