41-1a-1601. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Applicant" means a registered owner who submits an application to obtain or renew a sponsored special group license plate in accordance with this part.
(2) "Charitable purpose" means: relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged; advancement of religion; advancement of education or science; erecting or maintaining a public building, monument, or work; reducing the burdens of government; reducing neighborhood tensions; eliminating prejudice and discrimination; defending human rights and civil rights secured by law; or combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency. "Charitable purpose" does not include providing, encouraging, or paying for the costs of obtaining an abortion.
(3) "Collegiate special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to an institution.
(4) "Contributor" means an applicant who contributes the required contribution to a sponsoring organization for a sponsored special group license plate.
(5) "Corporate brand sponsored special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate with a sponsoring organization that is a private business.
(6) "Existing special group license plate" means a special group license plate that the division issues before January 1, 2024. "Existing special group license plate" does not include a special group license plate described in Subsectionor. 41-1a-418(1)(a) (b)
(7) "Existing state agency recognition special group license plate" means an existing special group license plate issued to a registered owner who: has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose; has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose; has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; or holds an elected office.
(8) "Institution" means: an institution of higher education as defined in Section; or 53H-1-101 a private postsecondary educational institution as defined in Section. 53H-1-101
(9) "Major league sport" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 11-70-101
(10) "Private nonprofit organization" means a private nonprofit organization that: qualifies as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and has a charitable purpose. "Private nonprofit organization" does not include an organization that provides, encourages, or pays for the costs of obtaining an abortion.
(11) "Private nonprofit special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to a private nonprofit organization.
(12) "Required contribution" means a contribution a person is required to pay to obtain a special group license plate, which is equal to the sum of: the minimum $25 annual contribution described in Subsectionfor a support special group license plate; or 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii) if the sponsoring organization establishes a minimum annual contribution amount in accordance with Subsectionthat is greater than the minimum required contribution amount established under Subsection, the amount the sponsoring organization establishes; and 41-1a-1603(4)(d) 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iii) for a special group license plate that has fewer than 250 subscribers, the service fee described in Subsection. 41-1a-1603(4)(a)(iv)
(13) "Special group license plate" means: a collegiate special group license plate; a private nonprofit special group license plate; a corporate brand sponsored special group license plate; a major league sports team sponsored special group license plate; a sponsored special group license plate; a state agency recognition special group license plate; or a state agency support special group license plate.
(14) "Sponsored special group license plate" means a license plate: designed for and associated with a sponsoring organization; and issued to an applicant in accordance with this part.
(15) "Sponsoring organization" means an institution, a private nonprofit organization, a private business, or a state agency that is or seeks to be associated with a sponsored special group license plate created under this part.
(16) "State agency recognition special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate issued to an applicant who: has a special license that supports or furthers a government purpose; has received an honor that supports or furthers a government purpose; has achieved an accomplishment that supports or furthers a government purpose; or holds an elected office.
(17) "State agency support special group license plate" means a sponsored special group license plate issued to a contributor to a state agency to support a specific state agency program. "State agency support special group license plate" includes a cancer support license plate created by an act of the Legislature before December 31, 2022.