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VISION SCREENING CHECKOFF FOR MOTOR

                 
VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER

                 
LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL

                 
2003 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Katherine M. Bryson

                  This act modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by changing the registration check off name
                  from blindness prevention to vision screening. This act increases the check off voluntary
                  contribution amount from $1 to $2 and provides that Friends For Sight, which was
                  formerly Prevent Blindness Utah, shall receive the contributions. This act modifies the
                  Public Safety Code by changing the license check off name from blindness prevention to
                  vision screening. This act increases the voluntary contribution amount from $1 to $2 and
                  provides that Friends For Sight shall receive the contributions. This act takes effect July
                  1, 2003.
                  This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
                  AMENDS:
                      41-1a-230, as enacted by Chapter 45, Laws of Utah 2000
                      53-3-214.5, as enacted by Chapter 45, Laws of Utah 2000
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 41-1a-230 is amended to read:
                       41-1a-230. Registration checkoff for vision screening.
                      (1) A person who applies for a motor vehicle registration or registration renewal may
                  designate a voluntary contribution for [blindness prevention] vision screening of [$1] $2.
                      (2) This contribution shall be:
                      (a) collected by the division;
                      (b) treated as a voluntary contribution to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight to
                  provide blindness prevention education, screening, and treatment and not as a motor vehicle
                  registration fee; and
                      (c) transferred to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight at least monthly, less

                  actual administrative costs associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
                      Section 2. Section 53-3-214.5 is amended to read:
                       53-3-214.5. License checkoff for vision screening.
                      (1) A person who applies for a license or license renewal may designate a voluntary
                  contribution for [blindness prevention] vision screening of [$1] $2.
                      (2) This contribution shall be:
                      (a) collected by the division;
                      (b) treated as a voluntary contribution to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight to
                  provide blindness prevention education, screening, and treatment and not as a license fee; and
                      (c) transferred to [Prevent Blindness Utah] Friends For Sight at least monthly, less actual
                  administrative costs associated with collecting and transferring the contributions.
                      Section 3. Effective date.
                      This act takes effect on July 1, 2003.

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