Bill > SB1113

This bill amends Pennsylvania's vehicle registration laws to allow for vendor-designed registration plates. The key provisions are: 1. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must enter into a contract with a private vendor to market and sell vendor-designed registration plates within 12 months. 2. The contract must be for an initial term of at least 5 years, renewable for 2 additional 5-year terms. 3. The vendor must sell the plates through their own website, which must be accessible through the DOT's website, and handle the plate design, purchase, issuance, and fee collection. 4. The vendor-designed plates can be personalized or non-personalized, and the vendor can offer a variety of plate designs and renewal terms. 5. Fees for the vendor-designed plates must be set to allow the vendor to recoup costs and make a profit, while also allowing the DOT to recoup administrative costs and receive additional revenue. 6. The DOT can only approve up to 12 vendor-designed plate designs initially, but can approve additional designs after 12 months. 7. The bill also authorizes the vendor to conduct online or in-person auctions for premium vendor-designed plates, with the proceeds going to fund Pennsylvania State Police cadet recruitment, training, and equipment.

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https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1113