1.  Honorary consul registration plates authorized.  The Secretary of State, on payment of taxes required in Title 36, section 1482, fees required in section 501, subsection 1 and an additional fee equal to the cost of producing the plates, rounded to the nearest dollar, and upon application shall issue one pair of specially designed number plates for one designated motor vehicle owned or controlled by each honorary consul who is a citizen or resident of the United States and authorized by the United States to perform consular duties. The cost of producing the special plates is determined by the bureau. A specially designed plate and its registration certificate may be used in place of the regular plate and registration.  

2.  Period of validity.  Honorary consul plates issued pursuant to subsection 1 are valid only while the owner of the plates is authorized to perform consular duties.  

3.  Design.  The Secretary of State shall determine the color, shape, size, lettering and numbering of the honorary consul registration plates issued pursuant to subsection 1, which must bear the words "Honorary Consul."