Bill Text: CA SB385 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Historic motor vehicles: preservation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB385 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB385-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 385	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wright

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act to amend Section 4000.1 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 385, as introduced, Wright. Historic motor vehicles:
preservation.
   (1) Existing law establishes a motor vehicle inspection and
maintenance program (smog check), administered by the Department of
Consumer Affairs and the State Air Resources Board, that provides for
the inspection of all motor vehicles, except those specifically
exempted from the program, upon registration, biennially upon renewal
of registration, upon transfer of ownership, and in certain other
circumstances.
   Existing law also requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to
require any motor vehicle subject to the above requirements to
demonstrate compliance with the smog check requirements by submission
of a valid smog check certificate of compliance or noncompliance, as
appropriate, upon initial registration, and upon the transfer of
ownership and registration of the motor vehicle, with certain
exceptions, including, an exemption from these requirements for any
motor vehicle manufactured prior to the 1976 model-year.
   This bill would also exempt a motor vehicle that has historic
vehicle license plates if the registered owner signs a statement
under penalty of perjury that the motor vehicle will be used for
specified purposes and if the registered owner owns 2 or more
currently registered motor vehicles that are not registered as
historic motor vehicles.
   (2) To the extent that the bill would require a statement signed
under penalty of perjury, the bill would create a new crime and,
thus, impose a state-mandated local program.
   (3) 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.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 4000.1 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   4000.1.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), (c),
or (d) of this section, or subdivision (b) of Section 43654 of the
Health and Safety Code, the department shall require upon initial
registration, and upon transfer of ownership and registration, of
 any   a  motor vehicle subject to Part 5
(commencing with Section 43000) of Division 26 of the Health and
Safety Code, a valid certificate of compliance or a certificate of
noncompliance, as appropriate, issued in accordance with Section
44015 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (b) With respect to new motor vehicles certified pursuant to
Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 43100) of Part 5 of Division 26 of
the Health and Safety Code, the department shall accept a statement
completed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 24007 in lieu of the
certificate of compliance.
   (c) For purposes of determining the validity of a certificate of
compliance or noncompliance submitted in compliance with the
requirements of this section, the definitions of new and used motor
vehicle contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 39010) of
Part 1 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code shall control.
   (d) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a transfer of ownership and
registration under any of the following circumstances:
   (1) The initial application for transfer is submitted within the
90-day validity period of a smog certificate as specified in Section
44015 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (2) The transferor is the parent, grandparent, sibling, child,
grandchild, or spouse of the transferee.
   (3) A motor vehicle registered to a sole proprietorship is
transferred to the proprietor as owner.
   (4) The transfer is between companies the principal business of
which is leasing motor vehicles, if there is no change in the lessee
or operator of the motor vehicle or between the lessor and the person
who has been, for at least one year, the lessee's operator of the
motor vehicle.
   (5) The transfer is between the lessor and lessee of the motor
vehicle, if there is no change in the lessee or operator of the motor
vehicle.
   (6) The motor vehicle was manufactured prior to the 1976
model-year.
   (7) Beginning January 1, 2005, the transfer is for a motor vehicle
that is four or less model-years old. The department shall impose a
fee of eight dollars ($8) on the transferee of a motor vehicle that
is four or less model-years old. Revenues generated from the
imposition of that fee shall be deposited into the Vehicle Inspection
and Repair Fund.
   (e) The State Air Resources Board, under Part 5 (commencing with
Section 43000) of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, may
exempt designated classifications of motor vehicles from subdivision
(a) as it deems necessary, and shall notify the department of that
action.
   (f) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a motor vehicle when an
additional individual is added as a registered owner of the motor
vehicle.
   (g) For purposes of subdivision (a), any collector motor vehicle,
as defined in Section 259, is exempt from those portions of the test
required by subdivision (f) of Section 44012 of the Health and Safety
Code, if the collector motor vehicle meets all of the following
criteria:
   (1) Submission of proof that the motor vehicle is insured as a
collector motor vehicle, as shall be required by regulation of the
bureau.
   (2) The motor vehicle is at least 35 model-years old.
   (3) The motor vehicle complies with the exhaust emissions
standards for that motor vehicle's class and model year as prescribed
by the department, and the motor vehicle passes a functional
inspection of the fuel cap and a visual inspection for liquid fuel
leaks. 
   (h) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a transfer of ownership and
registration if all of the following conditions are met:  
   (1) The motor vehicle has historic vehicle license plates pursuant
to Section 5004.  
   (2) The registered owner of the motor vehicle signs a statement
under penalty of perjury on a form provided by the department that
the motor vehicle will be used principally for the purposes defined
in subdivision (f) of Section 5004.  
   (3) The registered owner of the motor vehicle owns two or more
currently registered motor vehicles that are not registered as
historic motor vehicles pursuant to Section 5004. 
  SEC. 2.   No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.