Law & Order

California Bill to Expand Eligibility for Year of Manufacture License Plates Moves to Full Senate

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

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The California Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation to expand the authorization of year-of-manufacture license plates to include owners of ’80 or older model-year vehicles.

Legislation to expand the authorization of year-of-manufacture license plates to include owners of ’80 or older model-year vehicles was approved by the California Senate Appropriations Committee. Having already been approved by the Transportation Committee, the bill now moves to the full Senate for a vote by all members. Current law only authorizes owners of vehicles that are of a ’69 or older model-year or owners of a commercial vehicle or pickup truck that is a ’72 or older to utilize California year-of-manufacture license plates. These plates must be legible and serviceable. 

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