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(c) If the department issues a veterans’ recognition registration plate that names, describes or
represents a veterans’ group, that veterans’ group may designate an account into which the net
proceeds of the surcharge collected by the department under this section are to be deposited. The
department shall keep accurate records of the number of plates issued under this paragraph for each
veterans’ group and, after payment of administrative expenses of the department, shall deposit
moneys collected under this subsection into the specified account.
(d) Deposits under this subsection shall be made quarterly.
(3)(a) In consultation with the Department of Transportation, the Director of Veterans’ Affairs
shall design the veterans’ recognition registration plate.
(b) If the department issues a veterans’ recognition registration plate to recognize a veterans’
group, the department shall, in consultation with the requesting veterans’ group, add words or a
military-related decal to the veterans’ recognition registration plate that names, describes or re-
presents the veterans’ group.
(c) The department shall add a gold star decal and the words “Gold Star Family” to a veterans’
recognition registration plate background to recognize surviving family members of persons killed
in action during an armed conflict while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(d) Except as otherwise required by the design, veterans’ recognition registration plates must
comply with the requirements of ORS 803.535.
(4) The department shall determine how many sets of veterans’ recognition registration plates
will be manufactured. If the department does not sell or issue renewal for 500 sets of veterans’ re-
cognition registration plates in any one year, the department shall cease production of veterans’
recognition registration plates. For the purposes of this section, veterans’ recognition registration
plates that name, describe or represent a veterans’ group are included in the total number of
veterans’ recognition registration plates issued.
(5) For the purposes of this section, “sibling” includes siblings of the whole or half blood and
siblings by adoption, marriage or domestic partnership.
SECTION 39j.
ORS 805.115 is amended to read:
805.115. (1) In the absence of just cause for refusal, the Department of Transportation shall
provide for registration in a manner consistent with this section for persons who qualify under this
section as active members of the Oregon National Guard. The special registration provisions under
this section are subject to the following:
(a) The fee to register or renew registration under this section shall be the regular registration
fee for the vehicle.
(b) Any motor vehicle registered under ORS 803.420 [ (1) and (16)(c) and (d) ] (6)(a) or (7)(c)(C)
or (D) may be registered under this section.
(2) A person is eligible for registration under this section if the person is issued a certificate
by the Oregon Military Department certifying that the person is an active member of the Oregon
National Guard.
(3) The department may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any registration issued under this
section if the department determines that the vehicle is owned by a person not qualified for regis-
tration under this section or that the vehicle is not eligible for registration under this section.
(4) The Oregon Military Department shall notify the Department of Transportation within 30
days if a person issued a certificate described in subsection (2) of this section ceases to be an active
member of the Oregon National Guard.
SECTION 39k. ORS 805.205 is amended to read:
805.205. (1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the Department of Transporta-
tion shall provide for issuance of registration plates described in this section for nonprofit groups
meeting the qualifications for tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
and for institutions of higher education. Plates issued under this section may be issued to owners
of motor vehicles registered under the provisions of ORS 803.420 [ (1)] (6)(a). Plates issued under this
section may not contain expressions of political opinion or religious belief. Rules adopted under this
section shall include, but need not be limited to, rules that:
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