Bill Text: CA SB806 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-10-04 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 569, Statutes of 2013. [SB806 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB806-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 806	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 3, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 14, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 23, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 1, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 4853 of the Vehicle Code, relating to the
Department of Motor Vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 806, as amended, Hueso. Department of Motor Vehicles: license
plate alternatives pilot program.
   Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue
license plates for vehicles, as specified, and to issue one or more
stickers, tabs, or other suitable devices in lieu of the license
plates, as specified.
   This bill would authorize 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.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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)  The   Any  pilot program 
established by the department pursuant to this subdivision 
shall be completed no later than January 1, 2017.