Amended in Senate March 28, 2016

Senate Bill No. 1429

Introduced by Senator Nielsen

February 19, 2016

An act to amend Section begin delete 1659 end delete begin insert 5004.1 end insert of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1429, as amended, Nielsen. Vehicles.

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Existing law authorizes an 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 to, if specified requirements are met, utilize license plates of this state with the date of the year corresponding to the model-year date when the vehicle was manufactured, if the model-year date license plate is legible and serviceable.

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This bill would expand the authorization for those plates to include the owner of a 1980 or older model-year vehicle.

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Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles, tasked with issuance and renewal of licenses to drivers. Existing law authorizes the department to establish a program of motor vehicle driver education and training, with the cooperation of schools, courts, and other interested persons.

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This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert Section 5004.1 of the end insert begin insert Vehicle Code end insert begin insert is amended
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5004.1.  

(a) (1) An owner of a vehicle that is a begin delete 1969 end delete begin insert 1980 end insert or
older model-year vehicle begin delete or the owner of a commercial vehicle or
a pickup truck that is a 1972 or older model-year end delete 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). If
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) If 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.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 1659 of the Vehicle Code is amended to
read:

1659.  

The department may develop criteria, establish standards
for, and coordinate a program of motor vehicle driver education
and motor vehicle driver training for drivers whose licenses have
been suspended or revoked. The purpose of the program shall be
to promote safe driving. To carry out this purpose the department
may seek the advice or cooperation of the schools, courts, and
other interested persons.

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