1. The Department, in cooperation with organizations selected by the Department whose work relates to childhood cancer, shall design, prepare and issue license plates to increase awareness of childhood cancer using any colors and designs which the Department deems appropriate. The design of the license plates must include the phrase “Cure Childhood Cancer.”

2. The Department shall issue license plates to increase awareness of childhood cancer 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 to increase awareness of childhood cancer if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the license plates to increase awareness of childhood cancer pursuant to subsections 3 and 4.

3. The fee for license plates to increase awareness of childhood cancer is $35, in addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes. The license plates are renewable upon the payment of $10.

4. In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes and the fee prescribed pursuant to subsection 3, a person who requests a set of license plates to increase awareness of childhood cancer 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 8.

5. The provisions of NRS 482.36705 do not apply to license plates described in this section.

6. 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 taxes due pursuant to NRS 482.399; or

(b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.

7. The Department may accept any gifts, grants and donations or other sources of money for the production and issuance of the special license plates pursuant to this section.

8. The Department shall deposit the additional fees collected pursuant to subsection 4 with the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Health and Human Services. The money may be used by the Department of Health and Human Services only:

(a) To pay any expenses of the Rare Disease Advisory Council created by NRS 439.5075; and

(b) For other programs and services related to childhood cancer.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 1479, effective January 1, 2020)