(a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).
(b) The new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this section must be designed in consultation with the executive director of the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.
(c) The funds produced from the sale of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention new specialty earmarked license plates must be allocated to the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds must be used exclusively by the organization to support statewide awareness, prevention activities, technical assistance, training, and related services as well as to support Tennessee domestic violence and sexual assault service providers delivering direct victim services, including, but not limited to, emergency shelter, crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, and related support services.