HB 2842 — license plate standards; reflectivity; reissuance

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CAMPBELLdesign  A.  Notwithstanding  any 2842CAMPBELLother 02/18/2020law, 8:57the AMdepartment C:shall:

MU1.  Provide  to  every owner one license plate for each vehicle registered.  At the request of the owner and on payment of a fee in an amount prescribed by the director by rule, the department shall provide one additional license plate for a vehicle for which a special plate is requested pursuant to this chapter.

2.  Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, for each vehicle registered, Reissue a license plate within three years after the warranty on the plate's reflective material expires.  This paragraph applies only to a license plate that is issued on or after January 1, 2022 and does not apply to either of the following:

(a)  a license plate for a vehicle that is registered pursuant to article 6, 7 or 8 of this chapter.

(b)  A license plate that is issued pursuant to article 14 of this chapter.

B.  The license plate shall display the number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner of the vehicle and the name of this state, which may be abbreviated.  The director of the department of transportation shall coat the license plate with a reflective material that is consistent with the determination of the department of transportation regarding the color and design of license plates and special plates.  The director of the department of transportation, in consultation with the director of the department of public safety, shall develop standards for reflectivity that use the most current technology available while maintaining a competitive bid process.  The director of the department of transportation shall design the license plate and the letters and numerals on the license plate to be of sufficient size to be plainly readable during daylight from a distance of one hundred feet.  In addition to the standard license plate issued for a trailer before August 12, 2005, the director of the department of transportation shall issue a license plate for trailers that has a design that is similar to the standard size license plate for trailers but that is the same size as the license plate for motorcycles.  The trailer owner shall notify the department of transportation which size license plate the owner wants for the trailer.

C.  Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall not contract with a nongovernmental entity to purchase or secure reflective material for the plates issued by the department unless the department has made a reasonable effort to secure qualified bids or proposals from as many individual responsible respondents as possible.

D.  The department shall determine the color and design of the license plate.  All other plates issued by the department, except the plates issued pursuant to sections 28‑2404, 28‑2412, 28‑2413, 28‑2414, 28‑2416, 28‑2416.01, 28‑2417 through 28‑2468, 28‑2472, 28‑2473, 28‑2474, 28‑2475, 28‑2476 and 28‑4533 and article 14 of this chapter, shall be the same color as and similar in design to the license plate as determined by the department.

E.  A passenger motor vehicle that is rented without a driver shall receive the same type of license plate as is issued for a private passenger motor vehicle.

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