1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department, in cooperation with the Boy Scouts of America, shall design, prepare and issue license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America using any colors the Department deems appropriate. 2. The Department shall not design, prepare or issue the license plates described in subsection 1 unless: (a) The Department approves the design, preparation and issuance of those plates as described in NRS 482.367002 ; and (b) A surety bond in the amount of $5,000 is posted with the Department. 3. If the conditions set forth in subsection 2 are met, the Department shall issue license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America for a passenger car or light commercial vehicle upon application by a person who is entitled to license plates pursuant to NRS 482.265 and who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America pursuant to subsections 4 and 5. 4. The fee payable to the Department for license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America is $35, in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the payment to the Department of $10. 5. In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes and the fee prescribed pursuant to subsection 4, a person who requests a set of license plates that indicate support for the Boy Scouts of America must pay for the issuance of the plates an additional fee of $25 and for each renewal of the plates an additional fee of $20, to be deposited in accordance with subsection 6. 6. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.38279 , the Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to subsection 5 with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund. The State Treasurer shall, on a quarterly basis, distribute the fees deposited pursuant to this subsection to the Las Vegas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Las Vegas Area Council shall allocate the fees to itself and the Nevada Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America in proportion to the number of license plates issued pursuant to this section in the area represented by each area council. The fees must be used to assist boys from low-income families with the costs of participating in the Boy Scouts of America and to promote the Boy Scouts of America in schools. 7. The Department must promptly release the surety bond that is required to be posted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 if: (a) The Department determines not to issue the special license plate; or (b) If it is determined that at least 1,000 special license plates have been issued pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the design of the special license plate conducted pursuant to NRS 482.367008 . 8. The provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.36705 do not apply to license plates described in this section. 9. If, during a registration period, the holder of license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall: (a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle that meets the requirements of this section if the holder pays the fee for the transfer of the registration and any registration fee or governmental services tax due pursuant to NRS 482.399 ; or (b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.
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