Section 5022 Of Article 8. Special Plates From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.
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. (a) Until December 31, 1984, a person described in Section
5101 may also apply for a set of commemorative 1984 Olympic
reflectorized license plates and the department shall issue those
special license plates in lieu of the regular license plates. No
commemorative 1984 Olympic reflectorized license plates shall be
issued pursuant to an application therefor which is submitted on or
after January 1, 1985, but the holder of those plates may thereafter
renew or retain them, or transfer them to another vehicle, subject to
this section.
(b) The commemorative 1984 Olympic reflectorized license plates
shall be of a distinctive design and shall be available in a special
series of letters or numbers, or both, as determined by the
department after consultation with the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing
Committee.
(c) In addition to the regular fees for an original registration
or renewal of registration, a special fee of twelve dollars ($12)
shall be paid for the transfer of the special plates to another
vehicle.
(d) When payment of renewal fees is not required as specified in
Section 4000, or when the person determines to retain the plates upon
sale, trade, or other release of the vehicle upon which the special
plates have been displayed, the person shall notify the department
and the person may retain the special plates.
(e) Until December 31, 1989, duplicate, replacement plates shall
be identical commemorative 1984 Olympic reflectorized license plates
of the same letter, number, and design as originally issued. However,
duplicate, replacement plates of the commemorative 1984 Olympic
reflectorized license plate series shall not be available on or after
January 1, 1990. Thereafter, unless otherwise provided by this code,
regular series plates shall be issued for the fee provided in
Section 9265 whenever substitute or duplicate plates are requested.
(f) All revenue derived from the additional special fees provided
in this section shall be deposited in the California Environmental
License Plate Fund pursuant to Section 21191 of the Public Resources
Code.