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Relating to the display of a county name on vehicle registration plates
Sponsored by the Senate Transportation Committee
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2022
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 8, 2022
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary County treasurers would no longer be required to put a county name on vehicle license plates. This change also allows people to use license plate frames as long as the letters and numbers remain fully visible.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, every vehicle registration plate issued by a county treasurer must display the name of the county, including any special registration plates issued pursuant to Code section 321.34, with limited exceptions. This bill makes displaying the name of the county on such plates optional and strikes an outdated reference in Code section 321.166. Under current law, it is unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to place any frame around or over the registration plate which does not permit full view of all numerals and letters printed on the registration plate, including the county name. A violation of this provision is a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $30.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 20, 2022 (as SSB 3045). On January 27, 2022 it recommended passage.
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