California Vehicle Code ARTICLE 8.6 - Specialized License Plates

• Section 5151.
  (a) As used in this article, “state agency” means a state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, or commission, or any other state body or agency.(b) It...
• Section 5152.
  A person described in Section 5101 may apply for a specialized license plate under this article, in lieu of regular license plates.(Added by Stats. 2006,...
• Section 5154.
  Specialized license plates issued under this article shall have a design or contain a message that publicizes or promotes a state agency, or the official...
• Section 5155.
  The design criteria for a specialized license plate are as follows:(a) Except as provided in Section 5161, the license plate for a passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle,...
• Section 5156.
  (a) (1) A state agency may apply to the department to sponsor a specialized license plate program, and the department shall issue specialized license plates for that...
• Section 5156.5.
  (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall apply to the department to sponsor a domestic violence and sexual assault awareness license plate program pursuant to this...
• Section 5156.7.
  (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall apply to the department, pursuant to Section 5156, to sponsor a breast cancer awareness license plate program....
• Section 5157.
  (a) In addition to the regular fees for an original registration or renewal of registration, the following additional fees shall be paid for the issuance, renewal,...
• Section 5158.
  When payment of renewal fees is not required as specified in Section 4000, or when a person determines to retain the specialized license plate upon...
• Section 5159.
  A state agency that is eligible to participate in a specialized license plate program pursuant to this article and receives funds from the additional fees...
• Section 5160.
  (a) A state agency authorized under this article to offer specialized license plates shall prepare and submit an annual accounting report to the department by June...
• Section 5161.
  (a) The department, in consultation with the Department of Parks and Recreation, shall design and make available for issuance pursuant to this article special state parks...
• Section 5162.
  The State Department of Public Health shall apply to the department to sponsor a kidney disease awareness license plate program pursuant to this article.(Added by...
• Section 5163.
  (a) The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall apply to the department, pursuant to Section 5156, to sponsor a Salton Sea license plate program. The department...
• Section 5168.
  (a) The fees specified in Section 5157 shall be imposed for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the Pet Lover’s specialized license plates. Notwithstanding subdivision (c)...
• Section 5169.
  (a) The California Cultural and Historical Endowment shall apply to the department to sponsor a license plate program pursuant to this article.(b) The fees specified in Section...

Last modified: October 22, 2018