SB 888

Under current law, most automobiles and motor trucks having a registered

weight of 8,000 pounds or less (light trucks) are registered by the Department of

Transportation for a period of one year. The registration ends after the passing of a

calendar year. Under this bill, most automobiles and light trucks are registered by

DOT under the monthly series system of registration. In the monthly series system,

there are 12 registration periods, each designated by a calendar month and

beginning on the first day of the month and ending on the last day of the 12th month

beginning after commencement. The registration, in general, begins on the date of

registration and ends on the final day of the 12th month beginning after

commencement.

Current law allows a county, town, village, or city to enact an ordinance to

collect an annual registration fee for automobiles or light trucks that are customarily

kept in the county, town, village, or city. Under the bill, the registration period for

any county, town, village, or city motor vehicle registration must be synchronous

with the DOT's registration period for that vehicle.

Also under current law, if a person transfers a motor truck, dual purpose motor

home, or dual purpose farm truck with a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds,

the owner may keep and use the vehicle's registration plates on another vehicle of

the same type and gross weight. Under the bill, such plates may be used on another

vehicle of the same type with a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds, whether or

not the gross weight is the same as the previous vehicle.