AB 516 — Vehicles: temporary license plates.

Summary

Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) , upon registering a vehicle, to issue to the owner 2 license plates, as specified. Existing law also requires vehicle dealers and lessor-retailers to attach a numbered report-of-sale form issued by the DMV to a vehicle at the time of sale, and to submit to the DMV an application for registration of the vehicle, and the applicable fees, within a specified period after the date of sale. Existing law authorizes a dealer, as specified, to assess a specified document processing charge on the purchaser or lessee of a vehicle for the preparation and processing of documents, disclosures, and titling, registration, and information security obligations imposed by state and federal law. Existing law generally makes a violation of the Vehicle Code an infraction, but makes counterfeiting a license plate a felony. Existing law requires the driver of a motor vehicle to present evidence of registration of a vehicle under the driver's immediate control upon demand by a peace officer. Existing law prohibits displaying or presenting to a peace officer specified indicia of vehicle registration that are not issued for that vehicle. Existing law authorizes the DMV to assess administrative fees on a processing agency for providing notices of delinquent parking violations or toll evasion violations to the offenders in connection with the collection of penalties for those violations, and authorizes the use of those administrative fees to support those collection procedures. Existing law requires license plates to be securely fastened to the vehicle for which they were issued for the period of validity of the license plates, and authorizes the use of a special permit in lieu of license plates for that purpose. This bill would require the DMV to develop an operational system, no later than January 1, 2019, that allows a dealer or lessor-retailer to electronically report the sale of a vehicle and provide a temporary license plate, as specified. The bill would, commencing January 1, 2018, authorize the DMV to assess specified administrative fees on parking and toll evasion processing agencies to support the administration of this system. The bill would also, commencing January 1, 2019, increase the document processing charge, as specified, that a dealer may impose on the purchaser or lessee of a vehicle and would authorize the imposition of a specified electronic filing charge for reporting vehicle sales and producing temporary license plates. The bill would authorize the DMV to establish contracts with qualified industry partners to provide these vehicle sale reporting and temporary license plate services. The bill would, commencing January 1, 2019, prohibit a person from displaying on a vehicle or presenting to a peace officer a temporary license plate that was not issued for that vehicle, as specified, and would make counterfeiting a temporary license plate a felony. The bill would, commencing January 1, 2019, require temporary license plates to be securely fastened to the vehicle for which they are issued, as specified, and would require a person upon receipt of permanent license plates to replace and destroy the temporary license plates. The bill would make additional conforming changes. By creating new crimes and expanding the scope of existing crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 07/25/16 - Chaptered Current pdf July 25, 2016
• Enrolled 07/01/16 - Enrolled pdf July 01, 2016
• Amended 06/23/16 - Amended Senate pdf June 23, 2016
• Amended 07/16/15 - Amended Senate pdf July 16, 2015
• Amended 06/30/15 - Amended Senate pdf June 30, 2015
• Amended 06/01/15 - Amended Assembly pdf June 01, 2015
• Amended 04/20/15 - Amended Assembly pdf April 20, 2015
• Introduced 02/23/15 - Introduced pdf February 23, 2015
• AB516 View text html

Action History

1. July 25, 2016

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 90, Statutes of 2016.

2. July 25, 2016

   Approved by the Governor.

3. July 20, 2016

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

4. June 30, 2016

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5597.).

5. June 30, 2016

   Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 25. Page 5595.)

6. June 30, 2016

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 25. Page 5595.)

7. June 30, 2016

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

8. June 30, 2016

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 4637.).

9. June 27, 2016

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. June 23, 2016

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

11. February 10, 2016

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

12. February 08, 2016

    Ordered to second reading.

13. February 08, 2016

    From inactive file.

14. September 10, 2015

    Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hill.

15. August 31, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

16. August 27, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 27).

17. August 24, 2015

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

18. August 17, 2015

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

19. July 16, 2015

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

20. July 15, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 14).

21. July 08, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

22. June 30, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

23. June 18, 2015

    Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and PUB. S.

24. June 04, 2015

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

25. June 04, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 1. Page 1924.)

26. June 02, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

27. June 01, 2015

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

28. May 28, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 28).

29. May 20, 2015

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

30. May 13, 2015

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

31. April 28, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

32. April 21, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.

33. April 20, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.

34. March 05, 2015

    Referred to Com. on TRANS.

35. February 24, 2015

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

36. February 23, 2015

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Chiu · Cosponsor
• Hill · Cosponsor
• Mullin · Primary

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