Bill Text: CA AB2111 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: License plates: obstruction or alteration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-02 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. [AB2111 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2111-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2111
Introduced by Assembly Member Wallis |
February 05, 2024 |
An act to amend Section 5201.1 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2111, as introduced, Wallis.
License plates: obstruction or alteration.
Existing law prohibits a person from erasing the reflective coating of, painting over the reflective coating of, or altering a license plate to avoid visual or electronic capture of the license plate or its characters by state or local law enforcement. A violation of this provision is an infraction.
This bill would prohibit these acts to avoid visual or electronic capture of the license plate or its characters generally without regard to their capture by state or local law enforcement. By expanding the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no
reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 5201.1 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:5201.1.
(a) A person shall not sell a product or device that obscures, or is intended to obscure, the reading or recognition of a license plate by visual means, or by an electronic device as prohibited by subdivision (c) of Section 5201.(b) A person shall not operate a vehicle with a product or device that violates subdivision (a).
(c) A person shall not erase the reflective coating of, paint over the reflective coating of, or alter a license plate to avoid visual or electronic capture of the license plate or its characters by state or local law enforcement.
characters.
(d) A conviction for a violation of this section is punishable by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per item sold or per violation.