Section 5101.7 Of Article 8.5. Environmental License Plates From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.5.
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. (a) Until December 31, 1984, any 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 article.
(b) Except as provided in this section, the issue, renewal,
cancellation, retention, and transfer of the commemorative 1984
Olympic reflectorized license plates shall be subject to the
provisions of this article as if they were environmental license
plates. 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. On and
after January 1, 1990, duplicate or replacement plates shall be
provided pursuant to this article.
(c) Notwithstanding the color, design, and number of digit
requirements of Section 5102, the department shall design the
commemorative 1984 Olympic reflectorized license plates, which shall
be reflectorized license plates issued pursuant to Section 4850. The
commemorative 1984 Olympic reflectorized license plates shall be of a
distinctive design, as determined by the department after
consultation with the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.