Bill Text: CA AB2785 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Vehicles: off-highway vehicles.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-21 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. [AB2785 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB2785-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2785

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Introduced by Assembly Member Cervantes

February 20, 2020

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An act to amend Section 38165 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2785, as introduced, Cervantes. Vehicles: off-highway vehicles.

Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to determine the size, color, and letters or number of the plate or device issued to an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification and the life of the series of plate or device issued, as specified. Existing law also requires the department, on or before July 1, 2009, to report regarding recommendations to improve the identification of off-highway motor vehicles, as specified.

This bill would delete those obsolete provisions relating to the report, and would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 38165 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

38165.

 (a)The department shall determine the size, color, and letters or number of the plate or device issued pursuant to this division and the life of the series of plate or device issued, but in no event less than six years. The design of the plate or device shall have the identification number as the most prominent feature of the device. During the intervening identification periods for which the plate or device is issued, the department shall issue a tab, sticker, or other suitable device to indicate the term for which such the plate or device will be valid.

(b)On or before July 1, 2009, the department, in conjunction with the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation of the Department of Parks and Recreation, shall report to the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water, regarding recommendations to improve the identification of off-highway motor vehicles. At a minimum, the report shall examine the benefits and challenges of all of the following:

(1)Using multiple identification stickers for each vehicle.

(2)Using large-print identifying numbers or letters.

(3)Various identifying devices, such as license plates and stickers.

(4)Requiring license plates or other device alternatives for certain off-highway vehicle types.

(5)Including a unique number for special nonresident permits issued under Section 38087.5.

(c)In preparing the report, the department and the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation shall work with vehicle manufacturers to evaluate feasibility.