(1) A sponsoring organization meeting the requirements of RCW
46.18.100, applying for the creation of a special license plate must, on an application supplied by the department, provide the minimum application requirements in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The sponsoring organization shall:
(a) Submit prepayment of all start-up costs associated with the creation and implementation of the special license plate in an amount determined by the department. The department shall place this money into the special license plate applicant trust account created under RCW
46.68.380;
(b) Provide a proposed license plate design;
(c) Provide a marketing strategy outlining short and long-term marketing plans for each special license plate and a financial analysis outlining the anticipated revenue and the planned expenditures of the revenues derived from the sale of the special license plate;
(d) Provide a signature of a legislative sponsor and proposed legislation creating the special license plate;
(e) Provide proof of organizational qualifications as determined by the department as provided for in RCW
46.18.100;
(f) Provide signature sheets that include signatures from individuals who intend to purchase the special license plate and the number of plates each individual intends to purchase. The sheets must reflect a minimum of three thousand five hundred intended purchases of the special license plate.
(3) After an application is approved by the department, the application need not be reviewed again for a period of three years.