If you have a special license plate on your vehicle, a new law will now require you to pay a charitable donation to the organization on the requested plate.
Effective Monday, December 30, House Bill 341 will require motorists purchasing or renewing select special license plates at county clerk offices to pay a $10 charitable donation to the organization represented on the requested plate. Currently, the $10 donations are optional. Officials with the Division of Motor Vehicle say this change impacts 29 special license plates administered under KRS 186.164 to enforce the original intention of the bill. Officials note the majority of special license plates created under Kentucky Revised Statute, such as military plates, university/collegiate plates, and nature plates, already have a donation requirement that will not change.
The change will affect 29 organizations in Kentucky. New fees for the 29 special plates, including the required $10 donation, will be $44 at initial purchase and $44 at annual registration renewal. Currently, officials indicate the initial cost is $44 including donation and $31 at the annual registration renewal including donation. House Bill 341 adjusted state license fees for initial purchases and renewals causing new pricing to reflect these totals.
According to officials, the bill also brings administrative changes for organizations requesting plates. Approved organizations will be required to maintain a minimum of 500 registrations annually for the Cabinet to continue their plate design.
The 29 organizational plates with a new donation requirement are:
Alzheimer’s Awareness, Autism Awareness, Breast Cancer Awareness, Kentucky Chiropractic Association, Choose Life, WHAS Crusade 4 Children, Curing Childhood Cancer, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Kentucky Firefighter Association, Friends of Coal, Juvenile Diabetes, Keeneland Association, KEEP Foundation, Kentucky Colonel, Kentucky Dental Association, Kentucky Library Association, League of Kentucky Sportsmen, Linemen, Louisville Zoo, Masonic Order of KY, Norton Children’s Hospital, Quail Unlimited, Rock Cares, Ryder Cup, Share The Road, Smallmouth Bass, Trust for Life and the National Wild Turkey Federation.
