BILL NUMBER: AB 462	CHAPTERED  10/11/07

	CHAPTER  497
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 11, 2007
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 11, 2007
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 30, 2007
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 17, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 10, 2007
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 20, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 1, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 27, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Villines
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Galgiani, Horton, Lieber, and
Solorio)

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2007

   An act to amend Section 5004.1 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 462, Villines. Vehicle: license plates.
   Under existing law, an owner of a vehicle that is a 1962 or older
model-year vehicle may, under specified circumstances, utilize
license plates of this state with the date of year corresponding to
the model-year date when the vehicle was manufactured. A fee of $35
is required to be charged for the application for the use of these
special plates.
   This bill instead would authorize this option for the owner of a
vehicle that is a 1969 or older model-year or the owner of a
commercial vehicle or pickup truck that is a 1972 or older
model-year. The bill would also increase the amount of the
application fee to $45.
   The changes made by the bill would become operative on July 1,
2009.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 5004.1 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   5004.1.  (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (3), an owner of a vehicle
that is a 1969 or older model-year vehicle or the owner of a
commercial vehicle or a pickup truck that is a 1972 or older
model-year may, after the requirements for the registration of the
vehicle are complied with and with the approval of the department,
utilize license plates of this state with the date of year
corresponding to the model-year date when the vehicle was
manufactured, if the model-year date license plate is legible and
serviceable, as determined by the department, in lieu of the license
plates otherwise required by this code.
   (2) The department may consult with an organization of old car
hobbyists in determining whether the date of year of the license
plate corresponds to the model-year date when the vehicle was
manufactured.
   (b) A fee of forty-five dollars ($45) shall be charged for the
application for the use of the special plates.
   (c) In addition to the regular renewal fee for the vehicle for
which the plates are authorized, the applicant for a renewal of the
plates shall be charged an additional fee of ten dollars ($10). When
payment of a regular vehicle renewal fee is not required by this
code, the holder of license plates with a date corresponding to the
model-year may retain the plates upon payment of an annual fee of
twenty dollars ($20), that shall be due at the expiration of the
registration year of the vehicle to which the plates were last
assigned under this section.
   (d) Whenever a person who is authorized to utilize the special
license plates applies to the department for transfer of the plates
to another vehicle, a transfer fee of twelve dollars ($12) shall be
charged in addition to all other appropriate fees.
  SEC. 2.  This act shall become operative on July 1, 2009.