Bill > H3099

This bill establishes a program for replacing vehicle registration plates, often referred to as license plates, every ten years, with the registrar of motor vehicles, the state official responsible for vehicle registration, tasked with initiating this process by December 31, 2016. The registrar will determine the schedule and design for new plates and may charge a "plate replacement fee" in addition to the standard registration fee to cover the costs of producing these new plates. Importantly, all fees collected for these replacement plates will be placed into a special account, known as a retained revenue account, which can be used by the registrar without needing further legislative approval to fund the plate production program. The bill also clarifies definitions for "Number plate" and "Register number" to encompass various forms of identification and ensures that plates are displayed clearly and legibly, with specific requirements for illumination and the placement of validation decals.