The following is part of Division 3, Article 8, Section 5004.1, of the
California Vehicle Code, as cut and pasted from the DMV web site. The
brackets with numbers indicate changes effective Jan 1, 2008, and were
mostly grammar changes and the addition of pickup trucks. The full text and
fees required can be read at the DMV web site.
"Model Year Date License Plates
5004.1. (a) ( )1 (1) Subject to paragraph (3), an owner of a vehicle that
is a 1969 or older model-year vehicle or the owner of a commercial vehicle
or a pickup truck that is a 1972 or older model-year may, after the
requirements for the registration of the vehicle ( )2 are complied with and
with the approval of the department, utilize license plates of this state
with the date of year corresponding to the ( )3 model-year date when the
vehicle was manufactured, if the ( )3 model-year date license plate is
legible and serviceable, as determined by the department, in lieu of the
license plates otherwise required by this code.(2) The department may
consult with an organization of old car hobbyists in determining whether the
date of year of the license plate ( )4 corresponds to the ( )3 model-year
date when the vehicle was manufactured...".
(The Other) Len
Vacaville, California, USA
1967 3000 MKIII, HBJ8L39031
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