Plain English Breakdown
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AB-658: Reporting on Vehicle Registration Fee Increases
This law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to publish a report about how fee increases affect people if vehicle registration costs go up.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the DMV to create an affordability impact analysis when registration fees increase.
- Mandates that this report be posted on the department's website within 6 months of the new fee taking effect.
- States that the report must show the average rise in annual vehicle costs over the last 5 years.
- Requires the report to list the total number of vehicles with delinquent registrations.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
- Owners of registered vehicles and trailer coaches
Terms To Know
- Affordability impact analysis
- A report required by this bill that explains the effects of a fee increase.
- Delinquent registrations
- Vehicles whose registration fees have not been paid on time or are overdue, as listed in the analysis.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law only applies if there is an actual increase in the registration fee.
- The official text does not list a specific effective date for when this rule starts.