Delaware Code Title 21. Motor Vehicles § 2139F. Special animal welfare license plates

(a) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph (b) of this subsection may apply to the Department for the assignment to that vehicle of a special animal welfare registration.

(b) This section applies only to:

(c) Upon the initial application for a plate to be issued pursuant to this section, a 1-time fee of $50, which includes an administrative fee of $15, is required in addition to the annual registration fee required by this title.  This additional fee is required for members of nonprofit organizations even if members are exempt from registration fees under § 2159 of this title.  A replacement plate may be obtained upon payment of a fee to be set by the Division which shall cover the cost of the plate.

(d) The 1-time administrative fee collected pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be deposited into a special fund and used by the Division of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of promoting the sale of the plate and administering this section.  Proceeds remaining after the Division of Motor Vehicles have covered the costs of promoting and administering this section shall be applied pursuant to subsection (f) of this section.

(e) All registration plates issued pursuant to this section shall be of the colors and design as determined by the Department of Health and Social Services.  The numbers and/or letters assigned will be the same as the current license plate assigned to the vehicle.  The license plate may also include words, a slogan or an emblem indicating support for, or interest in, animal welfare.  The Department of Health and Social Services may at its discretion drop the wording “The First State” and substitute in place thereof an animal welfare slogan.  The Division of Motor Vehicles shall have the power to refuse any design which it believes would cause a public safety enforcement problem.

(f) The funds derived by the State from that portion of the 1-time fee of $50 that is not defined as an administrative fee pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Spay/Neuter Fund in the Department of Health and Social Services.

(g) Repealed by 84 Laws 2024, ch. 477, § 2.

(h) The Division of Motor Vehicles may promulgate rules and regulations as required to administer this section.