California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2253

Introduced by Assembly Member Grove

February 18, 2016

An act to amend Section 5004 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2253, as introduced, Grove. Vehicles: special plates.

Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue special identification plates to the owner of a vehicle that meets specified criteria and is operated or moved over the highway primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition or other similar purpose, subject to a specified fee.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 5004 of the Vehicle Code is amended to
read:

5004.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code,
any owner of a vehicle described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) begin delete which end delete
begin insert that end insert is operated or moved over the highway primarily for the
purpose of historical exhibition or other similar purpose shall, upon
application in the manner and at the time prescribed by the
department, be issued special identification plates for the vehicle:

(1) A motor vehicle with an engine of 16 or more cylinders
manufactured prior to begin insert the year end insert 1965.

(2) A motor vehicle manufactured in the year 1922 or prior
begin delete thereto. end delete begin insert to the year 1922. end insert

(3) A vehicle begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert was manufactured after begin insert the year end insert 1922,
is at least 25 years old, and is of historic interest.

(b) The special identification plates assigned to motor vehicles
with an engine of 16 or more cylinders manufactured prior to begin insert the
year end insert 1965 and to any motor vehicle manufactured in the year 1922
and prior thereto shall run in a separate numerical series,
commencing with “Horseless Carriage No. 1”.

The special identification plates assigned to vehicles specified
in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) shall run in a separate numerical
series, commencing with “Historical Vehicle No. 1”.

Each series of plates shall have different and distinguishing
colors.

(c) A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be charged for the
initial issuance of the special identification plates. begin delete Such end delete begin insert These end insert
plates shall be permanent and shall not be required to be replaced.
If begin delete such end delete begin insert any end insert special identification begin delete plates become end delete begin insert plate becomes end insert
damaged or unserviceable in any manner, replacement for the
begin delete plates end delete begin insert plate end insert may be obtained from the department upon proper
application and upon payment of begin delete such fee as end delete begin insert the fee that end insert is provided
for in Section 9265.

(d) All funds received by the department in payment for such
identification plates or the replacement thereof shall be deposited
in the California Environmental License Plate Fund.

(e) These vehicles shall not be exempt from the equipment
provisions of Sections 26709, 27150, and 27600.

(f) As used in this section, a vehicle is of historic interest if it
is collected, restored, maintained, and operated by a collector or
hobbyist principally for purposes of exhibition and historic vehicle
club activities.