Motor vehicles; license plates, validity period extended

SB 214 proposes to extend the minimum validity period for all motor vehicle license plate designs. This bill would amend current law to increase the minimum validity period from five years to ten years. This change would affect all vehicle owners in the state by potentially reducing how often license plates are reissued. The Commissioner of Revenue, with legislative oversight committee approval, could still authorize designs to be valid for more than ten years, and existing permanent license plate designs would not be impacted.