Section 5074 Of Article 8.4. Special Interest License Plates From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.4.
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. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the
Polanco-Bates License Plates for the Arts Act of 1993. The California
Arts Council shall participate in the special interest license plate
program.
(b) In addition to the regular fees for an original registration
or renewal of registration, the following additional fees shall be
paid for the issuance, transfer, or renewal of license plates
bearing, notwithstanding Section 5060, a full-plate graphic design
that depicts a significant feature or quality of the State of
California, approved by the department in consultation with the
California Arts Council:
(1) For the original issuance of the plates, fifty dollars ($50).
(2) For a renewal of registration of the plates, forty dollars
($40).
(3) For the transfer of the special plates to another vehicle,
fifteen dollars ($15).
(4) In addition, for the issuance of an environmental license
plate, as defined in Section 5103, with a full-plate graphic design,
the additional fees prescribed in Sections 5106 and 5108. The
additional fees prescribed in Sections 5106 and 5108 shall be
deposited in the California Environmental License Plate Fund.
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b), all
fees collected under this section, after deduction of the department'
s costs in administering this section, shall be deposited in the
Graphic Design License Plate Account, which is hereby established in
the General Fund. The funds in the account shall be used by the
California Arts Council, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for
arts education and local arts programming.
(d) The California Arts Council shall use the revenue derived from
the fee increases authorized by amendment of this section during the
2003-04 Regular Session exclusively for arts education and local
arts programming.