(a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-204, shall be issued a Knights of Columbus new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).
(b) The new specialty earmarked license plates provided for in this section shall be of an appropriate design representative of the Knights of Columbus. The plates shall be designed in consultation with a representative of the Tennessee State Council of the Knights of Columbus.
(c) The funds produced from the sale of Knights of Columbus new specialty earmarked license plates shall be allocated to the Tennessee State Council of the Knights of Columbus in accordance with § 55-4-301. The funds shall be used to assist the organization in carrying out its mission of service to the community.