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AB117
New Special License Plates Supporting the Las Vegas Aces
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 1:27 AM
In one sentence
This law creates new license plates to support the Las Vegas Aces basketball team, sets fees for them that fund specific programs, and changes rules about who can sell these plates.
What it does
- Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to design and issue special license plates showing support for the Las Vegas Aces women's basketball team.
- Sets a fee of $35 to get new plates and $10 to renew them, plus an extra donation fee of $25 initially or $20 at renewal that goes to charity programs supporting health, fitness, disadvantaged children, education, and women in sports.
- Exempts these specific plates from rules that usually limit the number of special plate designs allowed or require a minimum number of applications before starting production.
- Allows new car dealerships to accept registration applications for vehicles with special license plates, removing an old rule that stopped them from doing so.
- Requires financial reporting and investigations into how the Las Vegas Aces Foundation spends the money collected from these plate fees.
Who it affects
- Drivers who want to buy or renew vehicle registration in Nevada
- The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
- New car dealerships that sell vehicles and handle registrations
- The Las Vegas Aces Foundation
Limits and unknowns
- These specific plates cannot be issued for full trailers or semitrailers.
- The exact start date when drivers can first buy the new plates is not listed in this text.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Special license plate
- A vehicle tag with a unique design or message, often supporting a cause or group.
- Las Vegas Aces Foundation
- The organization that receives the extra fees from these plates to fund programs for health and fitness, disadvantaged children and families, education, and women in sports.
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Official summary
Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43-48)