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Senators
Butler of the 55th, Brown of the 26th, Adelman of the 42nd, Seay of the 34th,
Thomas of the 2nd and others offered the following amendment:
Amend
SB 69 by inserting after "plates;" in line 4 on page 1 the
following:
"to
provide for special and distinctive Georgians for Choice, Inc., license
plates;".
By
redesignating Section 2 as Section 3 and inserting after line 21 on page 2 the
following:
"SECTION
2.
Said
article is further amended by adding a new Code Section 40-2-86.11 to read as
follows:
'40-2-86.11.
(a)
The commissioner, in cooperation with Georgians for Choice, Inc., shall design a
special license plate to be issued displaying the Georgians for Choice, Inc.,
logo. The words 'Pro-Family, Pro-Choice' must appear at the bottom. The
Georgians for Choice, Inc., license plates must be of the same size as general
issue motor vehicle license plates and shall include a unique design and
identifying number, whereby the total number of characters does not exceed six.
It shall not be a requirement that a county name decal shall be fixed and
displayed on license plates issued under this Code section.
(b)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Code section, this Code section
shall not be implemented until such time as the State of Georgia has, through a
licensing agreement or otherwise, received such licenses or other permissions as
may be required to implement this Code section. The design of the initial
edition of the Georgians for Choice, Inc., license plates, as well as the design
of subsequent editions and excepting only any part or parts of the designs owned
by others and licensed to the state, shall be owned solely by the State of
Georgia for its exclusive use and control, except as authorized by the
commissioner. The commissioner may take such steps as may be necessary to give
notice of and protect such right, including the copyright or copyrights.
However, such steps shall be cumulative of the ownership and exclusive use and
control established by this subsection as a matter of law, and no person shall
reproduce or otherwise use such design or designs, except as authorized by the
commissioner.
(c)
Beginning in calendar year 2006, any Georgia resident who is the owner of a
motor vehicle, except a vehicle registered under the International Registration
Plan, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and
licensing of motor vehicles and upon the payment of a manufacturing fee of
$25.00 in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be
issued a Georgians for Choice, Inc., license plate. Special license plates
issued under this Code section shall be renewed annually with a revalidation
decal as provided in Code Section 40-2-31 upon payment of an additional $25.00
annual registration fee, which fee shall be collected by the county tag agent at
the time of collection of other registration fees and remitted to the state as
provided in Code Section 40-2-34.
(d)
An applicant may request a Georgians for Choice, Inc., license plate any time
during the
applicant́s
registration period. If such a license plate is to replace a current valid
license plate, the Georgians for Choice, Inc., license plate shall be issued
with appropriate decals attached.
(e)
Georgians for Choice, Inc., license plates shall be transferred from one vehicle
to another vehicle in accordance with the provisions of Code Section
40-2-42.
(f)
Georgians for Choice, Inc., license plates shall be issued within 30 days of
application.'"