Law & Order

California Introduces Bill to Expand Eligibility for Year of Manufacture License Plates

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff 

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Current law only authorizes owners of vehicles that are of a ’69 or older model year or owners of a commercial vehicle or pickup that is a ’72 or older model year to utilize California year-of-manufacture license plates.

Legislation to expand the authorization of year-of-manufacture license plates to include owners of ’80 or older model-year vehicles was introduced. Current law only authorizes owners of vehicles that are of a ’69 or older model year or owners of a commercial vehicle or pickup that is a ’72 or older model year to utilize California year-of-manufacture license plates. These plates must be legible and serviceable. A fee of $45 is charged for the application for the use of the special plates. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.