Bill Text: CA AB869 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Vehicles: fleet owners: multiyear registration.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-01 - Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB869 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB869-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 869	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 12, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 4, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Davis

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to amend Sections  1651.5   5301 
and 5309 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 869, as amended, Davis. Vehicles: fleet owners: multiyear
registration.
   Existing law authorizes the Director of the Department of Motor
Vehicles to establish a registration year for any vehicle consisting
of any period from 7 months to 18 months, inclusive, with subsequent
renewals being required at yearly intervals thereafter.  Existing
law authorizes the department to establish a fleet registration
program for fleets consisting of at least 50 motor vehicles. 
Existing law requires the annual registration of any identified fleet
vehicle.
   This bill would  additionally authorize  
instead provide that a fleet consisting of at least 25 vehicles
qualifies for the fleet registration program. The bill would
authorize  the director of the department to register 
any vehicle, including  any identified fleet vehicle
,  at such multiyear intervals as determined by the
director.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   
  SECTION 1.    Section 1651.5 of the Vehicle Code
is amended to read:
   1651.5.  (a) The director may assign or reassign dates for the
expiration of registration for a vehicle registered pursuant to this
code. The director may establish a registration year for any vehicle
consisting of any period from seven months to 18 months, inclusive,
or for multiyear periods as the director may determine is
appropriate, with subsequent renewals being required at yearly or
multiyear intervals thereafter. The director shall assign an
expiration date of the last day of the calendar month to all trailers
and to all motor vehicles subject to additional fees under the
provisions of Section 9400. Any vehicle being registered on a
quarterly basis shall be assigned or reassigned an expiration date of
December 31 for the registration year. The director shall have the
authority to exclude from year-round registration any type of vehicle
that the director deems appropriate for exclusion.
   (b) In order to implement a year-round registration for vehicles
registered pursuant to the International Registration Plan as
described in Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4 of
Division 3, the director, on or before January 1, 2009, shall assign
or reassign a date for the expiration of registration of those
vehicles described in this subdivision and may utilize the applicable
practices and procedures set forth under subdivision (a) in order to
implement this subdivision. 
   SECTION 1.    Section 5301 of the   Vehicle
Code   is amended to read: 
   5301.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code and
Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of Division 2 of the Revenue
and Taxation Code, the registered owner or lessee of a fleet of
vehicles consisting of commercial motor vehicles base plated in the
state, or passenger automobiles may, upon payment of appropriate
fees, apply to the department for license plates, permanent decals,
and registration cards.
   (b) (1) Fleets shall consist of at least  50 
 25  motor vehicles to qualify for this program. However,
the department may provide for permanent fleet registration through
an association providing a combination of fleets of motor vehicles of
250 or more vehicles with no individual fleet of fewer than 25 motor
vehicles.
   (2) An association submitting an application of participation in
the program shall provide within the overall application a listing
identifying the registered owner of each fleet and the motor vehicles
within each fleet. Identification of the motor vehicles as provided
in this article applies to the ownership of the motor vehicles and
not the association submitting the application.
   (c) With the concurrence of both the department and the
participant, the changes made in this section by the enactment of the
Commercial Vehicle Registration Act of 2001 shall not affect those
participants who were lawfully participating in the permanent fleet
registration program on December 31, 2001. Any fleet that qualifies
for permanent fleet registration as of December 31, 2001, will
continue to count trailers to qualify as a fleet until January 1,
2007. However, five years following the implementation of the
permanent trailer identification program, all participants in the
permanent fleet registration program shall meet the requirements of
this section in order to continue enrollment in the program described
in this section.
  SEC. 2.  Section 5309 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   5309.   (a)    The registration of any
identified fleet vehicle is required annually or at such multiyear
intervals as determined by the director. 
   (b) The owner of any identified fleet vehicle that is registered
for multiyear intervals as determined by the director shall pay, at
the time of registration or renewal of registration, a fee equal to
the annual registration fee and vehicle license fee due for the
vehicle multiplied by the number of years for which the vehicle is to
be registered.