Bill Text: CA SB1399 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Senate Bill 1399 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Department of Motor Vehicles: license plate alternatives pilot program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 155, Statutes of 2016. [SB1399 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB1399-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 1399	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  155
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 19, 2016
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 19, 2016
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 5, 2016
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 4, 2016
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 26, 2016
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 11, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Section 4853 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1399, Hueso. Department of Motor Vehicles: license plate
alternatives pilot program.
   Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue
license plates for vehicles, as specified, and authorizes the
department to issue one or more stickers, tabs, or other suitable
devices in lieu of the license plates, as specified. Existing law
also authorizes the department to establish a pilot program, to be
completed no later than January 1, 2017, to evaluate the use of
alternatives to stickers, tabs, license plates, and registration
cards, subject to certain requirements, and to report the results of
the pilot program, as specified, to the Legislature no later than
July 1, 2018.
   This bill would instead require the department to complete any
pilot program established pursuant to those provisions no later than
January 1, 2019, and to report the results of the pilot program to
the Legislature by July 1, 2020.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 4853 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   4853.  (a) The department may issue one or more stickers, tabs, or
other suitable devices in lieu of the license plates provided for
under this code. Except where the physical differences between the
stickers, tabs, or devices and license plates by their nature render
the provisions of this code inapplicable, all provisions of this code
relating to license plates may apply to stickers, tabs, or devices.
   (b) The department may establish a pilot program to evaluate the
use of alternatives to the stickers, tabs, license plates, and
registration cards authorized by this code, subject to all of the
following requirements:
   (1) The alternative products shall be approved by the Department
of the California Highway Patrol.
   (2) The pilot program shall be limited to no more than 0.5 percent
of registered vehicles for the purpose of road testing and
evaluation.
   (3) The alternative products to be evaluated shall be provided at
no cost to the state.
   (4) Any pilot program established by the department pursuant to
this subdivision shall be completed no later than January 1, 2019.
   (5) Any pilot program established by the department pursuant to
this subdivision shall be limited to vehicle owners who have
voluntarily chosen to participate in the pilot program.
   (c) In the conduct of any pilot program pursuant to this section,
any data exchanged between the department and any electronic device
or the provider of any electronic device shall be limited to those
data necessary to display evidence of registration compliance. The
department shall not receive or retain any information generated
during the pilot program regarding the movement, location, or use of
a vehicle participating in the pilot program.
   (d) If the department conducts a pilot program authorized in
subdivision (b), the department shall, no later than July 1, 2020,
submit a report of the results of the pilot program to the
Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code,
to include, but not be limited to, the following:
   (1) An evaluation of the cost effectiveness of the alternatives
used in the pilot program when compared to the department's current
use of stickers, tabs, license plates, and registration cards.
   (2) A review of all products evaluated in the pilot program and of
the features of those products. The report shall note if the devices
evaluated in the pilot program are available with the ability to
transmit and retain information relating to the movement, location,
or use of a vehicle, and if a product contains that feature, the
report shall also note if the product includes any security features
to protect against unauthorized access to information.
   (3) Recommendations for subsequent actions, if any, that should be
taken with regard to alternatives evaluated in the pilot program.