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(a) Specify circumstances under which the department may cease to issue plates for any par-
ticular group.
(b) Require each group for which plates are issued to file an annual statement on a form de-
signed by the department showing that the group is a nonprofit group or is an institution of higher
education and that the group or institution otherwise meets the qualifications imposed for eligibility
for plates issued under this section. The statement shall include names and addresses of current
directors or officers of the group or institution or of other persons authorized to speak for the group
or institution on matters affecting plates issued under this section.
(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, in addition to
any other fee authorized by law, upon issuance of a plate under this section and upon renewal of
registration for a vehicle that has plates issued under this section, the department shall collect a
surcharge for each year of the registration period. The surcharge shall be determined by the de-
partment by rule and may not be less than $2.50 per plate or more than $16 per plate. In setting the
amount of the surcharge, the department shall consult with the nonprofit group for which the plates
are issued.
(b) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, upon issuance of a plate under this section
that recognizes an institution of higher education in this state, and upon renewal of registration for
a vehicle that has such plates, the department shall collect a surcharge of $8 per plate for each year
of the registration period.
(c) In addition to any other fee authorized by law, upon issuance of a Share the Road registra-
tion plate the department shall collect a surcharge of $5 per year of registration.
(3) Plates issued under this section shall be from the current regular issue of plates except that:
(a) If the group requesting the plates is an institution of higher education, the plates shall, upon
request, contain words that indicate the plates are issued to recognize the institution or shall con-
tain the institution’s logo or an image of the institution’s mascot; or
(b) If the group requesting the plates is a group that recognizes fallen public safety officers, the
plates shall, upon request, contain a decal that indicates the plates are issued to recognize fallen
public safety officers.
(4) Except as otherwise required by the design chosen, the plates shall comply with the re-
quirements of ORS 803.535. The department shall determine how many sets of plates shall be man-
ufactured for each group approved under this section. If the department does not sell or issue
renewal for 500 sets of plates for a particular group in any one year, the department shall cease
production of those plates.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6) of this section, each group that is found by
the department to be eligible for plates issued under this section may designate an account into
which the net proceeds of the surcharge collected by the department under subsection (2) of this
section are to be deposited. The department shall keep accurate records of the number of plates is-
sued for each group that qualifies. After payment of administrative expenses of the department,
moneys collected under this section for each group shall be deposited by the department into an
account specified by that group. If any group does not specify an account for the moneys collected
from the sale of plates issued under this section, the department shall deposit moneys collected for
those plates into the Passenger Rail Transportation Account established under ORS 802.100 to be
used as other moneys in the account are used. Deposits under this subsection shall be made at least
quarterly.
(6)(a) Each institution of higher education that requests a plate under this section shall desig-
nate an account in the general fund of the institution, and the proceeds in the account shall be used
for the purpose of academic enrichment at the institution.
(b) Net proceeds of the surcharge collected by the department for Share the Road registration
plates shall be deposited into two accounts designated by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and
Cycle Oregon. The department shall evenly distribute the net proceeds to each account. Deposits
under this paragraph shall be made at least quarterly. At any time that the department determines
that the accounts designated by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and Cycle Oregon cease to
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