Tennessee § 55-4-202 - Issuance — Applicability of part — Requirements — Plates deemed obsolete due to inactivity.

§ 55-4-202. Issuance — Applicability of part — Requirements — Plates deemed obsolete due to inactivity.

All cultural, specialty earmarked and new specialty earmarked motor vehicle registration plates, memorial motor vehicle registration plates and special purpose motor vehicle registration plates now, or in the future, shall be issued and renewed pursuant to this part. No plate, other than those issued under part 1 of this chapter, shall be issued or renewed unless authorized in this part. For the purposes of this part and part 3 of this chapter, “this part” means this part and part 3 of this chapter. All plates issued pursuant to this part shall be issued and renewed subject to the following: Payment of the applicable registration fee, except as specifically provided otherwise by § 55-4-204 or any other applicable provision of this part; An additional fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) to be paid by the applicant upon issuance and renewal, except as specifically provided otherwise by § 55-4-204 or any other applicable provision of this part; A minimum order of one hundred (100) plates for collegiate plates as defined by § 55-4-201. Collegiate plates for motorcycles, as authorized by § 55-4-210(c), shall be subject to a minimum order of one hundred (100) plates for each classification of collegiate plates; A minimum order of at least five hundred (500) plates for all other cultural, specialty earmarked and new specialty earmarked plates. Personalized plates for motorcycles, as authorized by § 55-4-210(c), shall be subject to a minimum order of five hundred (500) plates; A design which shall be approved by the commissioner; and A handling fee of one dollar ($1.00) payable to the county clerk upon issuance or renewal of any cultural, specialty earmarked, or new specialty earmarked license plate, except plates exempted from payment of fees under § 55-4-204 or any other applicable provision of this part. Subsection (b) shall apply equally to the renewal of any plate issued pursuant to this part; provided, that any plate that fails to meet the minimum requirements of subdivision (b)(3) by December 31, 1999, or for two (2) successive renewal periods thereafter shall not be reissued or renewed, and the commissioner shall notify the Tennessee code commission that the section of Tennessee Code Annotated authorizing the issuance of the plate is, on the basis of inactivity, to be deemed obsolete and invalid. Any cultural or new specialty earmarked plate authorized by statute on or after July 1, 1998, shall be subject to the minimum issuance requirements of subdivision (b)(3). Any plate authorized by this part that qualifies for initial issuance on or after July 1, 1998, shall be subject to the minimum issuance requirements of subdivision (b)(3). Any plate authorized by this part that has not qualified for initial issuance by December 31, 1999, shall not be issued and the commissioner shall notify the Tennessee code commission that the section of Tennessee Code Annotated authorizing the issuance of the plate is, on the basis of inactivity, to be deemed obsolete and invalid. Notwithstanding subsection (d), any plate authorized by statute on or after January 1, 1999, that fails to meet the minimum issuance requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(B) within one (1) year of the effective date of the act authorizing the plate shall not be issued, and the commissioner shall notify the Tennessee code commission that the section of Tennessee Code Annotated authorizing the issuance of the plate is, on the basis of inactivity, to be deemed obsolete and invalid. Subdivision (b)(3) and subsections (c), (d), (e), (g), and (k) shall not apply to the following plates issued pursuant to this part: Antique motor vehicle; Dealer; Disabled; Emergency; Firefighter, as provided for in § 55-4-224; General assembly; Government service; Honorary consular; Judiciary; Legislator Emeritus; Memorial; Metropolitan council; Military; National Guard; Sheriff; United States house of representatives; United States judge; and United States senate. Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, any cultural or new specialty earmarked license plate authorized by statute on or after July 1, 2002, shall be subject to a minimum order of at least one thousand (1,000) plates prior to initial issuance. This subdivision (g)(1) shall apply equally to the renewal of any cultural or new specialty earmarked plate initially issued on or after July 1, 2002. Any such plate that does not meet the minimum order requirements of this subdivision (g)(1) within one (1) year of the effective date of the act authorizing that plate, or does not meet the renewal requirements for any two (2) successive renewal periods thereafter, shall not be issued, reissued or renewed and shall be deemed obsolete and invalid. The commissioner shall annually notify the executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission of the sections of the code authorizing the issuance of plates deemed obsolete and invalid pursuant to this subdivision (g)(1). Subdivision (g)(1) shall not apply to collegiate plates otherwise administered pursuant to this part; provided, that on and after July 1, 2002, collegiate plates for four-year colleges or universities located outside this state shall be subject to a minimum order of at least one thousand (1,000) plates prior to initial issuance by the department. This subdivision (g)(2) shall apply equally to the renewal of any collegiate plates for four-year colleges or universities located outside this state initially issued by the department on or after July 1, 2002. Any such plate that does not meet the minimum order requirements of this subdivision (g)(2) or does not meet the renewal requirements for any two (2) successive renewal periods, shall not be administratively issued, reissued or renewed by the department and shall be deemed obsolete and invalid. Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, between July 1, 2002, and August 31, 2002, any cultural license plate authorized by § 55-4-240 shall be subject to a minimum order of at least two hundred fifty (250) plates prior to initial issuance. This subdivision (g)(3)(A) shall apply equally to the renewal of any cultural license plate authorized by § 55-4-240 and initially issued between July 1, 2002, and August 31, 2002. Any such plate that does not meet the minimum order requirements of this subdivision (g)(3)(A) or does not meet the renewal requirements for any two (2) successive renewal periods, shall not be administratively issued, reissued or renewed by the department and shall be deemed obsolete and invalid. On or after September 1, 2002, any cultural license plate authorized by § 55-4-240 shall be subject to a minimum order of at least one thousand (1,000) plates prior to initial issuance. This subdivision (g)(3)(B) shall apply equally to the renewal of any cultural license plate authorized by § 55-4-240 and initially issued on or after September 1, 2002. Any such plate that does not meet the minimum order requirements of this subdivision (g)(3)(B) or does not meet the renewal requirements for any two (2) successive renewal periods, shall not be administratively issued, reissued or renewed by the department and shall be deemed obsolete and invalid. All funds produced from the sale or renewal of cultural, specialty earmarked and new specialty earmarked license plates shall be used exclusively in Tennessee to support departments, agencies, charities, programs and other activities impacting Tennessee, as authorized pursuant to this part. Any new specialty earmarked license plate authorized by statute on behalf of a nonprofit organization shall be subject to certification of the organization's nonprofit status by the secretary of state within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the act authorizing the plate prior to initial issuance. Any specialty earmarked license plate authorized by statute and initially issued prior to July 1, 1998, on behalf of a nonprofit organization, and any new specialty earmarked license plate authorized by statute and initially issued on or after July 1, 1998, and prior to July 1, 2008, on behalf of a nonprofit organization, shall be subject to certification of the organization's nonprofit status by the secretary of state. Any new specialty earmarked license plate or specialty earmarked license plate authorized on behalf of a nonprofit organization that is not certified as a registered nonprofit organization in good standing with the state by the secretary of state shall not be issued or renewed and shall be deemed obsolete and invalid. Any nonprofit organization receiving proceeds from the sale of a specialty earmarked license plate or new specialty earmarked license plate, shall be subject to the following requirements: The nonprofit organization shall meet and maintain all statutory requirements and internal revenue service regulations for nonprofit corporations; Each nonprofit organization shall maintain its nonprofit status in good standing with the secretary of state; By September 30 each year, all nonprofit organizations receiving proceeds from the sale or renewal of a specialty earmarked license plate or new specialty earmarked license plate shall submit an annual accounting of all such funds received from July 1 to June 30 of the preceding state fiscal year to the comptroller of the treasury. If a nonprofit organization fails to comply with the annual accounting requirement, then the commissioner of the department or agency responsible for paying the specialty earmarked license plate or new specialty earmarked license plate proceeds shall, at the request of the comptroller of the treasury, hold the proceeds in reserve until the nonprofit organization submits its annual accounting and the comptroller notifies the department or agency to release the funds. Any costs associated with holding the plate proceeds shall be deducted from the reserve fund as an administration fee. The comptroller of the treasury may audit any nonprofit organization receiving funds from a specialty earmarked license plate or new specialty earmarked license plate to ensure that the funds are being used in accordance with statutory authority for the plate, and the cost of the audit shall be charged to the nonprofit organization; and A nonprofit organization shall return any proceeds received from a specialty earmarked license plate or new specialty earmarked license plate that a comptroller of the treasury's audit finds have been used in violation of statutory authority. The attorney general and reporter is authorized to institute proceedings, as defined in § 48-51-201, under the Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act, compiled in title 48, chapters 51-68, to recover the proceeds. Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, any cultural or new specialty earmarked license plate authorized by statute on or after July 1, 2013, shall be subject to a minimum order of at least one thousand (1,000) plates prior to initial issuance. Any cultural or new specialty earmarked license plate authorized by statute shall be subject to a minimum order of at least eight hundred (800) plates for the renewal of such cultural or new specialty earmarked plates. Any such plate that does not meet the minimum order requirements of this subdivision (k)(1) within one (1) year of the effective date of the act authorizing that plate, or does not meet the renewal requirements for any two (2) successive renewal periods thereafter, shall not be issued, reissued, or renewed and shall be deemed obsolete and invalid. The commissioner shall annually notify the executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission of the sections of the code authorizing the issuance of plates deemed obsolete and invalid pursuant to this subdivision (k)(1). Subdivision (k)(1) shall not apply to collegiate plates otherwise administered pursuant to this part; provided, that on and after July 1, 2013, collegiate plates for four-year colleges or universities located outside this state shall be subject to a minimum order of at least one thousand (1,000) plates prior to initial issuance by the department. The renewal of any collegiate plates for four-year colleges or universities located outside Tennessee issued by the department on or after July 1, 2013, shall be subject to a minimum order of at least eight hundred (800) plates. Any such plate that does not meet the minimum order requirements of this subdivision (k)(2) or does not meet the renewal requirements for any two (2) successive renewal periods, shall not be administratively issued, reissued, or renewed by the department and shall be deemed obsolete and invalid. Acts 1998, ch. 1063, § 1; 1999, ch. 494, § 1; 2000, ch. 674, § 1; 2002, ch. 876, §§ 1, 3; 2007, ch. 484, § 42; 2007, ch. 604, § 17; 2008, ch. 924, §§ 8, 12; 2008, ch. 1145, § 1; 2013, ch. 264, § 1; 2016, ch. 655, §§ 1-5; 2017, ch. 359, §§ 1, 2; 2017, ch. 384, § 38; 2018, ch. 1023, §§ 48, 49; T.C.A. § 55-4-201 . Code Commission Notes. Former subsection (i), concerning a performance audit of the department’s policies, procedures and directives with findings and recommendations to be reported on or before February 5, 2003, was deleted as obsolete by the code commission in 2008. Compiler's Notes. Former part 2 of this chapter, concerning special plates, was repealed and reenacted by Acts 1998, ch. 1063, § 1, effective July 1, 1998. The former provisions, excluding those previously repealed by other acts, were §§ 55-4-201 — 55-4-272 and 55-4-275 (Acts 1984, ch. 966, §§ 1, 9; 1985, ch. 56, §§ 1, 2; 1985, ch. 95, § 1; 1985, ch. 402, §§ 1-11; 1987, ch. 172, §§ 1-5; 1987, ch. 228, §§ 1-11; 1987, ch. 336, §§ 1-3, 5; 1987, ch. 434, § 2; 1988, ch. 575, § 1; 1988, ch. 618, §§ 1, 2; 1988, ch. 687, §§ 1-4; 1988, ch. 781, §§ 1-3; 1988, ch. 810, §§ 1-4; 1988, ch. 864, §§ 1-4; 1989, ch. 16, §§ 3, 4; 1989, ch. 136, § 1; 1989, ch. 158, § 1; 1989, ch. 501, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, § 6; 1990, ch. 871, § 1; 1990, ch. 897, § 1; 1990, ch. 925, §§ 1-4; 1991, ch. 209, §§ 1, 2; 1991, ch. 244, §§ 1, 2; 1991, ch. 450, §§ 1-3; 1991, ch. 482, §§ 1-12; 1992, ch. 543, §§ 1, 2; 1992, ch. 737, §§ 1-3; 1992, ch. 846, §§ 1-3; 1992, ch. 1008, §§ 1, 2; 1993, ch. 66, § 72; 1993, ch. 105, §§ 1-4; 1993, ch. 106, § 1; 1993, ch. 128, § 1; 1993, ch. 145, § 1; 1993, ch. 236, §§ 1-6; 1993, ch. 314, § 1; 1993, ch. 446, §§ 1-3; 1993, ch. 529, § 6; 1994, ch. 624, §§ 1-3; 1994, ch. 637, §§ 1-4; 1994, ch. 665, §§ 1-3; 1994, ch. 879, §§ 1-19; 1994, ch. 930, §§ 1-3; 1994, ch. 959, § 1; 1994, ch. 999, §§ 1-5; 1995, ch. 56, § 1; 1995, ch. 82, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 84, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 122, §§ 1-3; 1995, ch. 132, § 2; 1995, ch. 173, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 195, § 1; 1995, ch. 199, § 1; 1995, ch. 335, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 399, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 615, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 658, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 672, §§ 1-5; 1996, ch. 673, §§ 1-3; 1996, ch. 759, § 1; 1996, ch. 854, §§ 1-5; 1996, ch. 914, §§ 1-5; 1996, ch. 963, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 965, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 971, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 994, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 1024, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 1030, §§ 1-5; 1996, ch. 1047, §§ 1-4). Former part 2, §§ 55-4-201 — 55-4-234 (Acts 1951, ch. 67, §§ 1-3 (Williams §§ 5538.161a-5538.161c); 1951, ch. 70, §§ 59-61 (Williams §§ 5538.159-5538.161); 1953, ch. 167, § 12; 1955, ch. 66, §§ 1, 2; 1955, ch. 198, §§ 1-4; 1955, ch. 233, §§ 1-4; 1957, ch. 57, § 1; 1957, ch. 108, § 2; 1959, ch. 9, § 14; 1959, ch. 211, §§ 1-3; 1959, ch. 274, § 1; 1963, ch. 178, § 1; 1963, ch. 179, § 1; 1963, ch. 352, § 1; 1967, ch. 152, § 1; 1967, ch. 242, § 2; 1967, ch. 281, § 1; 1968, ch. 515, § 1; 1969, ch. 71, §§ 1, 2; 1969, ch. 83, § 1; 1969, ch. 334, §§ 2-6; 1970, ch. 420, § 1; 1970, ch. 421, § 1; 1970, ch. 544, § 1; 1971, ch. 20, § 1; 1971, ch. 146, §§ 1, 2; 1971, ch. 157, § 3; 1971, ch. 233, §§ 1, 2; 1972, ch. 518, § 7; 1972, ch. 712, §§ 1, 2; 1973, ch. 70, § 1; 1973, ch. 234, §§ 1(c), 5; 1973, ch. 366, § 1; 1973, ch. 380, § 1; 1974, ch. 531, § 1; 1974, ch. 537, § 1; 1975, ch. 195, § 1; 1975, ch. 212, § 1; 1975, ch. 218, § 1; 1975, ch. 271, § 1; 1976, ch. 500, § 1; 1976, ch. 637, § 1; 1976, ch. 778, § 1; 1976, ch. 830, § 1; 1977, ch. 134, § 1; 1978, ch. 534, §§ 1, 2; 1978, ch. 571, §§ 1, 2; 1978, ch. 604, § 1; 1978, ch. 644, § 1; 1978, ch. 779, § 1; 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; 1979, ch. 417, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 59-411 — 59-415, 59-429; T.C.A., §§ 59-428, 59-439 — 59-450, 59-452, 59-453, 59-462, 59-464, 59-473 — 59-477; Acts 1980, ch. 487, § 1; 1980, ch. 514, §§ 1, 2; 1980, ch. 521, § 1; 1980, ch. 561, § 1; 1980, ch. 589, §§ 2-4; 1981, ch. 102, § 1; 1981, ch. 271, § 1; 1982, ch. 741, § 1; 1983, ch. 349, § 1), concerning free and special license plates, was repealed by Acts 1984, ch. 966, § 1. Acts 1998, ch. 1063, which repealed and reenacted this part, provided in § 2 that the provisions of that act shall supersede the issuance, renewal and revenue allocation provisions of all other acts enacted by the One-Hundredth General Assembly authorizing special or cultural motor vehicle registration plates. This part shall control the issuance and renewal of such plates and the allocation of the revenues produced from the sale and renewal of such plates, regardless of the order of passage of any conflicting provisions. All special and cultural motor vehicle registration plates authorized by an enactment of the One-Hundredth General Assembly shall be classified as one of the following for the purposes of this part: “Cultural plate” if the act authorizing for such plate does not specifically earmark the funds produced from the sale of such plate; or “New Specialty Earmarked plate” if the act authorizing such plate earmarks the funds produced from the sale of such plate to be allocated to a specific nonprofit organization or state agency or fund to fulfill a specific purpose or to accomplish a specific goal. All special and cultural motor vehicle registration plates authorized by an enactment of the One Hundredth General Assembly shall be issued and renewed in accordance with the provisions of this part governing the issuance and renewal of cultural plates or new specialty earmarked plates, as appropriate. The revenues produced from the sale of the special and cultural motor vehicle registration plates authorized by an enactment of the One Hundredth General Assembly shall be allocated in accordance with the provisions of § 55-4-216 , if such plate is classified as a cultural plate, or § 55-4-215 [now § 55-4-301 ], if such plate is classified as a new specialty earmarked plate. Section 2 further provides that nothing in that section shall be construed as reallocating the revenues produced from the regular motor vehicle registration fees, or renewals thereof, imposed by part 1 of this chapter. Such revenues shall be allocated in accordance with the provisions of § 55-6-107 . Acts 1998, ch. 1063, § 3 further provided that the Tennessee Code Commission is directed to codify the acts enacted by the One Hundredth General Assembly authorizing special or cultural motor vehicle license plates in accordance with the statutory provisions of this part and to conform all citations to Tennessee Code Annotated in the acts authorizing such plates to the statutory provisions of this part. When the statutory language of the acts authorizing such plates duplicates the statutory language of § 55-4-220 [now § 55-4-212 ], the Tennessee Code Commission is authorized to omit such duplicative language from Tennessee Code Annotated. Acts 1998, ch. 1063, § 5 provided that no later than July 15 of each year, the department of safety shall notify the code commission which sections or subsections of Tennessee Code Annotated have been deemed obsolete and invalid pursuant to the provisions of that act, if any. Provisions enacted in 1998, concerning the issuance of cultural and new specialty earmarked registration plates, which conflicted with the provisions of Acts 1998, ch. 1063, were not codified. For provisions governing the issuance of such plates and the distribution of fees from such issuances, see this section and §§ 55-4-202 [now § 55-4-203 ]55-4-209 § 55-4-201 ], 55-4-210 and 55-4-214 —55-4-220. Acts 2002, ch. 876, § 64 provided that the provisions of subsection (f) of this section shall not apply to that act. Acts 2002, ch. 876, § 65 provided that the commissioner of safety is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of that act. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. For transfer of the division of title and registration to the department of revenue, see Executive Order No. 36, effective July 1, 2006 (April 19, 2006). Acts 2008, ch. 1165, § 49 provided that the provisions of § 55-4-201(f) [became § 55-4-202(f) , which was repealed in 2019] shall not apply to § 48 of the act, which added Bryan College to § 55-4-202(c)(5)(B) [now § 55-4-203(c)(5)(C)(i) defined by Bryan College]. Acts 2011, ch. 491, § 40 provided that, for the purposes of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], all license plates authorized or issued pursuant to § 55-4-245(a) , (e) and (g) [now § 55-4-326(a) , (e) and (g)] shall be jointly included in any determinations for initial issuance and continuation of issuance. If Tennessee Fraternal Order of Police specialty earmarked plates are subsequently deemed obsolete pursuant to § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], such determination shall also apply to all Fraternal Order of Police license plates issued prior to July 1, 2011. In view of subsection (h), former provisions in § 55-4-202 [now § 55-4-203 ] concerning the new specialty license plates for Adoption, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Habitat for Humanity, Harpeth River Watershed Association, Kappa Delta Sorority, Prince Hall Masons, Rotary International, Spirit Horse Therapeutic Riding, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, T. C. Thompson Children’s Hospital, and the Tennessee Equine Association were deleted as obsolete and invalid in 2012, since these license plates failed to meet the minimum order requirements for issuance. Pursuant to the requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the former specialty license plates for Tennessee’s Veterans, Donate Life, Labrador Retriever Foundation, American Red Cross, National Civil Rights Museum, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), American Lung Association, Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition, Ronald McDonald House, FedEx Family House, Dogwood Arts, Music City Alumni Chapter of Western Kentucky University, Boy Scouts of America, Teamsters, Brain Injury Awareness, and Wilson County – The Place to Be! are declared to be obsolete since they did not qualify for initial issuance by the July 1, 2013, deadline. Acts 2014, ch. 941, § 17, as amended by Acts 2015, ch. 383, § 35, and as amended by Acts 2017, ch. 384 § 52, provided that, notwithstanding § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the “Niswonger Children's Hospital” new specialty earmarked license plate authorized pursuant to § 55-4-313 [now § 55-4-345 ] shall have until July 1, 2018, to meet the applicable minimum issuance requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ]. Acts 2014, ch. 941, § 23 provided that, notwithstanding § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs new specialty earmarked license plate authorized pursuant to § 55-4-374 shall have until July 1, 2015, to meet the applicable minimum issuance requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ]. Acts 2014, ch. 941, § 24, as amended by Acts 2015, ch. 383, § 20, provided that, notwithstanding § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the Native American Indian Association new specialty earmarked license plate authorized pursuant to § 55-4-230 shall have until July 1, 2016, to meet the applicable minimum issuance requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) . Pursuant to the requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the former specialty license plates for Concerned Motorcyclists of Tennessee/American Bikers Active Toward Education, Alpha Eta Rho International Aviation Fraternity, Vanderbilt University Athletic Department, Northwest Tennessee Disaster Service, Suicide Prevention, Safe Schools, Tennessee Theatre, Adoption, Sons of American Revolution, Historic Collierville, Tennessee Tennis, and Almost Home Animal Rescue are declared to be obsolete since they did not qualify for initial issuance by the July 1, 2014, deadline. Pursuant to the requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the former specialty license plates for Chambliss Center for Children, Historic Gallatin, I RECYCLE, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Lung Cancer Alliance, McCallie School, and Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs are declared to be obsolete since they did not qualify for initial issuance by the July 1, 2015 deadline. Acts 2016, ch. 879, § 42 provided that notwithstanding § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the Friends of Sycamore Shoals Historic Area, Inc., new specialty earmarked license plates authorized pursuant to § 55-4-327 [now § 55-4-323 ] shall have until July 1, 2017, to meet the applicable minimum issuance requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ]. Pursuant to the requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the former specialty license plates for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), 2014 College World Series Champions — Vanderbilt University, Alzheimer's Association, Cystic Fibrosis Awareness, Donate Life, Germantown Charity Horse Show, Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Inc., Music City Inc. Foundation, Native American Indian Association, Scenic and Historic Gallatin, Soulsville, U.S.A., Supporters of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Tennessee Vietnam Veterans, Inc., Vanderbilt University Athletic Department, and Wingz of Love Foundation are declared to be obsolete since they did not qualify for initial issuance by the July 1, 2016 deadline. Acts 2017, ch. 384, § 53 provided that notwithstanding § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the Pat Summitt Foundation new specialty earmarked license plates authorized pursuant to § 55-4-315 [now § 55-4-355 )] shall have until July 1, 2018, to meet the applicable minimum issuance requirements of § 55-4- 201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ]. Pursuant to the requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the former specialty license plates for Be Nice, Combat Action, D.A.R.E., Down Syndrome Awareness, Eastern Star, Fallen Linemen, Fallen Police and Firefighters, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Nashville Parks Foundation, Prostate Cancer Awareness, Rotary International, Tennessee Schools Nutrition Association, Tennessee Tech University, The Fairgrounds Nashville, and Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) are declared to be obsolete since they did not qualify for initial issuance by the July 1, 2017 deadline. Pursuant to the requirements of § 55-4-201(h)(1) [now § 55-4-202(g)(1) ], the former specialty license plates for A Soldier's Child, Alzheimer's Association, Baylor School, Boy Scouts of America, Chattanooga Football Club, Childhood Cancer Awareness, Childhood Hunger Awareness, Cystic Fibrosis Awareness, Diabetes Awareness, Germantown Charity Horse Show, Historic Collierville, Historic Whitehaven, In Remembrance, Justin P Wilson Cumberland Trail State Scenic Trail State Park, Police Activities League, Retired Female Firefighter, Strictly Vettes, are declared to be obsolete since they did not qualify for initial issuance by the July 1, 2018 deadline. Cross-References. Collection of additional fee for special plates, § 55-4-104 . Attorney General Opinions. Establishment of new specialty earmarked license plate recognizing catholic charities. OAG 10-34, 2010 Tenn. AG LEXIS 34 (3/16/10). Establishment of new specialty earmarked license plate asserting that “Jesus is Lord”. OAG 10-52, 2010 Tenn. AG LEXIS 52 (4/15/10). Legislation that requires all vehicle registration plates to bear the language “In God We Trust” would be constitutionally suspect under the Establishment Clause, the Free Exercise Clause, and the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment, as well as Tenn. Const. Article I, Sections 3 and 19. However, legislation that gives vehicle owners the option of selecting a vehicle registration plate bearing the language “In God We Trust” would be constitutionally defensible. OAG 17-21, 2017 Tenn. AG LEXIS 20 (3/23/2017). A privately owned and operated vehicle with emergency plates operated by an amateur radio operator may not have amber and white lights flashing all around the vehicle because it is not an emergency vehicle. OAG 19-09, 2019 Tenn. AG LEXIS 11 (7/3/2019).