House of Representatives

HB 2522

license plates; decennial issuance

Sponsors: Representatives Cooley, Pearce, et al

X	Committee on Transporation
	Committee on Appropriations
	Caucus and COW	This bill as introduced contains a delayed effective date of June 30, 2004.
	As Passed the House

House Bill 2522 requires the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) to reissue motor vehicle license plates with a new distinctive design at least once every ten years. In addition, HB 2522 requires MVD to recall all previously issued license plates except for certain specialty plates.

History

Current statute allows MVD to establish a special license plate replacement fee composed of twenty-five cents of each registration fee collected. These monies are to be deposited into the state highway fund, and subject to legislative appropriation, MVD is to use these monies to systematically replace license plates that are no longer plainly readable or to offset the costs of designing a new plate.

Prior to the current desert-scape license plate, MVD issued a maroon and white license plate. MVD began issuing the desert-scape license plate in 1996.

Provisions

· Requires vehicle owners to return recalled license plates to MVD following issuance of a new plate.

· Specifies that MVD is to periodically replace license plates with a new distinctive design, as determined by the License Plate Commission, at least once every ten years.

· Requires MVD to recall all existing plates, except for certain specialty plates, upon issuance of new plates.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

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· 44th Legislature

· Second Regular Session 2 February 12, 2001

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