Section 5002.8 Of Article 8. Special Plates From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.
5002.8
. (a) (1) Distinctive license plates issued for a motor
vehicle owned by a current or retired Member of the California
Legislature, which plates denote that the person is, or was, a Member
of the Legislature, and distinctive license plates issued for a
vehicle owned by a Member of the Congress of the United States, which
plates denote that the person is a Member of Congress, shall be
subject to the regular fees for an original registration or renewal
of registration.
(2) In addition to the regular fees for an original registration
or renewal of registration, the applicant shall be charged the
following additional fees:
(b) For an original registration, the applicant shall be charged
the fee specified in subdivision (a) of Section 5106.
(c) For a renewal of registration, the applicant shall be charged
the fee specified in subdivision (b) of Section 5106.
(d) When a Member or former Member of the California Legislature
or a Member of the Congress of the United States who has been issued
personalized license plates pursuant to this section applies to the
department for transfer of the plates to another passenger vehicle,
commercial motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, a transfer fee in
the amount specified pursuant to Section 5108 shall be charged in
addition to all other appropriate fees.
(e) After deducting the costs incurred by the department to
administer this section, the department shall deposit in the
California Environmental License Plate Fund, all fees received by the
department in payment for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the
special license plates authorized under this section.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2014.