(1) On and after January 1, 2005, any person who is the owner of a vehicle registered under the provisions of section 49-402 , Idaho Code, or registered under any other section of law for which the purchase of special plates is allowed, may apply for and, upon department approval, receive Idaho school transportation safety awareness license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, with the exception of school buses registered in Idaho and operated exclusively intrastate. Availability of Idaho school transportation safety awareness license plates for other vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the department. (2) In addition to the regular registration fee required in chapter 4, title 49 , Idaho Code, the applicant shall be charged a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for the initial issuance of plates, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon each succeeding annual registration. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the renewal fee shall be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost of administration of this special license plate program. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of each initial fee and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each renewal fee shall be transferred by the state treasurer to the pupil transportation support program fund created in section 33-1513 , Idaho Code, and shall be used for educational programs promoting school transportation safety and awareness, and to help defray costs associated with the implementation, administration and oversight of the statewide pupil transportation support program. (3) Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer the special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer fees. The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of the new registration from the department. (4) The Idaho school transportation safety awareness plate shall be of a color and design in accordance with the provisions of section 49-402C , Idaho Code. The distinguishing feature of the license plate shall include a representation of a yellow school bus. The design and any slogan on the plate shall be acceptable to the state department of education. Initial costs of the plate program, including costs of plate design, shall be paid by the state department of education. (5) Sample Idaho school transportation safety awareness license plates may be purchased for a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which shall be deposited in the state highway account and twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be transferred to the pupil transportation support program fund created in section 33-1513 , Idaho Code. No additional fee shall be charged for personalizing sample plates.
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