(B) The fee for all special personalized organizational license plates created pursuant to this section is the regular biennial registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus an additional biennial fee of fifty dollars, in addition to any special fee associated with that plate design. The Comptroller General shall place the thirty dollars of the personalized organizational plate fee in a special restricted account to be used by the department to defray the costs of its vehicle tag programs. The remaining fee must be distributed to the sponsoring organization. The department may not refund the fee once the personalized plate has been manufactured. (C) The design will be identical to the design approved by the department for the organizational plate but the plate will bear the requested number or letter combination subject to approval by the department. There may be no duplication of registration plates. The department, in its discretion, may refuse the issue of letter or number combinations which may carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency and may not assign to a person not holding the relevant office letters or numerals denoting the holder to have public office.” SECTION 4. Section 5631230 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: 5631230. (A) License plates must be at least six “Section inches wide and not less than twelve inches in length and must show in bold characters the year of registration, the serial number, the full name or the abbreviation of the name of the State, and other distinctive markings the department may consider advisable to indicate the class of the weight of the vehicle for which the license plate was issued. The plate must be of a strength and quality to provide a minimum service of five years. A new license plate including personalized and special plates, but excluding license plates provided in Sections 563660 and 563670, must be provided by the department at intervals the department considers appropriate, but at least every six years from the initial date of issue. A new license plate for vehicles contained in Sections 563660 and 563670 must be provided by the department at intervals the department considers appropriate. Beginning with the vehicle registration and license fees required by this title which are collected after July 1, 2002, except for the fees collected pursuant to Sections 563660 and 563670, two dollars of each biennial fee and one dollar of each annual fee collected from the vehicle owner
(B) The fee for all special personalized organizational license plates created pursuant to this section is the regular biennial registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus an additional biennial fee of fifty dollars, in addition to any special fee associated with that plate design. The Comptroller General shall place the thirty dollars of the personalized organizational plate fee in a special restricted account to be used by the department to defray the costs of its vehicle tag programs. The remaining fee must be distributed to the sponsoring organization. The department may not refund the fee once the personalized plate has been manufactured. (C) The design will be identical to the design approved by the department for the organizational plate but the plate will bear the requested number or letter combination subject to approval by the department. There may be no duplication of registration plates. The department, in its discretion, may refuse the issue of letter or number combinations which may carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency and may not assign to a person not holding the relevant office letters or numerals denoting the holder to have public office.” SECTION 4. Section 5631230 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “Section 5631230. (A) License plates must be at least six inches wide and not less than twelve inches in length and must show in bold characters the year of registration, the serial number, the full name or the abbreviation of the name of the State, and other distinctive markings the department may consider advisable to indicate the class of the weight of the vehicle for which the license plate was issued. The plate must be of a strength and quality to provide a minimum service of five years. A new license plate including personalized and special plates, but excluding license plates provided in Sections 563660 and 563670, must be provided by the department at intervals the department considers appropriate, but at least every six years from the initial date of issue. A new license plate for vehicles contained in Sections 563660 and 563670 must be provided by the department at intervals the department considers appropriate. Beginning with the vehicle registration and license fees required by this title which are collected after July 1, 2002, except for the fees collected pursuant to Sections 563660 and 563670, two dollars of each biennial fee and one dollar of each annual fee collected from the vehicle owner
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