Bill Text: DE HB429 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend The Laws Of Delaware Relating To A Three-year Moratorium On The Creation Of New Special License Plates.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-09 - Reported Out of Committee (TRANSPORTATION/LAND USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE) in House with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable [HB429 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2009-HB429-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Cathcart & Rep. Wilson & Rep. Walls & Sen. Simpson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 429

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS OF DELAWARE RELATING TO A THREE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON THE CREATION OF NEW SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend the Laws of Delaware by adding thereto the following:

"(a) New special license plates may not be created or issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles for three years from the enactment of this Act or from August 31, 2010, whichever is later.The provisions of this Act do not apply to special vanity plates created and issued under the provisions of 21 Del.C. � 2121.

(b) Special license plates created under the provisions of Chapter 21 of Title 21 of the Delaware Code before this Act is enacted may continue to be issued during the three-year moratorium.

(c) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue a report to the General Assembly at the end of the moratorium, detailing the number of each of the specialty plates issued during the moratorium, and giving recommendations, if any, for improving the registration system for special license plates.".

SYNOPSIS

This Act bars the creation of new special license plates in Delaware for the next 3 years.It is based on a request from the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to the members of the General Assembly to consider limiting or capping the number of new special license plates, because DMV currently manages over 100 special plates and the effect of additional plates will significantly strain DMV's resources.

The Act contains a provision for DMV to issue a report at the end of the moratorium, detailing the number of each of the special plates issued during the moratorium, and giving recommendations for improving the special license plate registration system.

The Act does not prevent the issuance of special plates that were created before the Act be comes law.

Special vanity plates are excluded from the provisions of this Act.