License plates; replacement of certain. (HB235)
Introduced By
Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Replacement of certain license plates. Provides that when any person who has registered a vehicle with the Department shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the license plates issued for display on another vehicle registered with the Department have a combination of letters and numbers sufficiently similar to the combination of letters and numbers of the license plates issued for display on his vehicle that law-enforcement agencies and toll facility operators have frequently and repeatedly mistakenly identified his vehicle as being in violation of law or as having failed to pay a toll, the Commissioner must cancel the license plates of the vehicle that was actually involved with the violation of law or failure to pay a toll and issue new license plates for that vehicle with a substantially different combination of letters and numbers. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/28/2007 | Committee |
| 12/28/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083463472 |
| 12/28/2007 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 01/14/2008 | Assigned Transportation sub: 3 |
| 02/07/2008 | Continued to 2009 in Transportation |
Comments
Good idea.
Summary: If
1) I violate traffic laws and regulations,
2) My license plate is very similar to yours, and
3) Your vehicle is often mistaken for mine due to that similarity,
Then:
1) My license plate is changed to something very different, and
2) I pay for the change.
Never mind Consequences #2 -- I misread the bill. It is not clear that any individual foots the bill for the plate change.