                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ISSUANCE OF LICENSE PLATES BEARING SEAL, SYMBOL, EMBLEM, OR LOGOTYPE OF CERTAIN
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; FEES (§ 46.2-749)

A. On receipt of an application, the Commissioner may develop and issue for any
accredited institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, in accordance
with policies and procedures established by the Commissioner and in accordance
with an agreement between the institution and the Department, special license
plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of that institution of
higher education.
			On receipt of a minimum of 350 prepaid applications and a design therefor,
the Commissioner may develop and issue special license plates bearing the seal,
symbol, emblem or logotype of such institutions that are located outside
Virginia, in accordance with policies and procedures established by the
Commissioner and in accordance with an agreement between the institution and the
Department.
			For each set of license plates issued hereunder, the Commissioner shall
charge, in addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, an annual
fee of $25.

B. Any institution of higher education that enters into an agreement with the
Department pursuant to this section thereby waives any royalty fees to which it
might otherwise be entitled for use of its seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype as
provided in this section. However, any such institution located in Virginia
shall annually receive an allocation of $15 for each set of license plates in
excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to the institution&#8217;s agreement with
the Department during the term of the agreement. The allocated funds shall be
deposited by the Department into the state treasury and credited to the relevant
institution to be used to support scholarships for eligible undergraduate
students enrolled in the institution. Only students who (i) are bona fide
domiciliaries of Virginia as defined in &#xA7; 23.1-502 and (ii) are enrolled in
educational programs whose primary purpose is not to provide religious training
or theological education shall be eligible to receive such scholarships.
			The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall review and approve
plans for each participating institution for the implementation of these
scholarship programs. These plans shall include, but need not be limited to,
criteria for the awarding of the scholarships and procedures for determining the
recipients.
			The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of &#xA7; 46.2-725 shall not apply
to license plates issued under this section for any institution of higher
education in the Commonwealth. The provisions of subdivision B 1 of &#xA7;
46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section for any
institution of higher education located outside Virginia.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 656, § 46.1-105.18; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 319; 1995, c. 747;
1996, c. 1026; 2004, c. 747.