Section 5023 Of Article 8. Special Plates From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.
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. (a) (1) Until December 31, 2013, a person described in
Section 5101 may also apply for a set of commemorative Olympic
reflectorized license plates and the department shall issue those
special license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The
commemorative 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 United States Olympic Committee. The department
may issue the commemorative Olympic reflectorized license plates as
environmental license plates, as defined in Section 5103, in a
combination of numbers or letters, or both, as requested by the owner
or lessee of the vehicle.
(2) On or after January 1, 2014, original, substitute, or
duplicate Olympic license plates, including those issued as
environmental license plates, shall not be available. However, the
holder of Olympic license plates may thereafter renew or retain those
plates, or transfer them to another vehicle, subject to this
section. 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.
(3) On or after January 1, 2014, the holder of Olympic license
plates issued as environmental license plates, as defined in Section
5103, may apply for other special license plates using the exact
combination of numbers or letters, or both, if authorized by this
code, whenever the holder requests substitute or duplicate plates.
(b) In addition to the regular fees for an original registration
or renewal of registration, the following special fees shall be paid:
(1) Fifteen dollars ($15) for the transfer of the special plates
to another vehicle.
(2) Thirty dollars ($30) for the annual renewal of the special
plates.
(c) 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.
(d) All revenue derived from the additional special fees provided
in this section, less costs incurred by the department pursuant to
this section, shall be deposited in the General Fund.