Bill > H3446

This bill aims to establish a license plate replacement program in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to initiate a process by December 31, 2024, to replace all issued license plates at least every 10 years, using a "rolling" replacement cycle. The Registrar may impose a "plate replacement fee" to cover the costs of this new plate series. 2. Defining "number plate" and "register number" in the state's motor vehicle laws to clarify the terminology used for license plates. 3. Specifying that license plates must be mounted horizontally, kept clean, and have the register number, "Massachusetts," and any other information required by the Registrar visible and not obscured. 4. Allowing the Registrar to issue a registration validation decal to be displayed on the rear license plate. 5. Changing the title of the official responsible for certain motor vehicle fee-related decisions from the "commissioner of administration" to the "secretary of administration and finance." 6. Authorizing the Registrar to charge a plate replacement fee and depositing those fees into a retained revenue fund to cover the costs of the plate production program.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3446