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SB332 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL VANITY LICENSE PLATES.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL VANITY LICENSE PLATES.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pettyjohn
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation 5/28/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about the exact impact of this act on existing court injunctions or restrictions on who can receive a transferred plate.

Act About Special Vanity License Plates

This act allows owners to transfer special vanity license plates to other people without violating a court order.

What This Bill Does

  • Clarifies that special vanity license plates can be given or sold from one person to another.
  • Transfers of these plates do not count as new issues by the state.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Owners and potential buyers of special vanity license plates in Delaware.

Terms To Know

Vanity License Plates
Customized license plates that people can choose for their vehicles, often with personalized messages or designs.
Injunction
A court order that stops someone from doing something specific until the case is decided.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how many plates can be transferred.
  • It remains unclear if there are any restrictions on who can receive a transferred plate.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL VANITY LICENSE PLATES.
This Act clarifies that special vanity license plates, which in Delaware are personal property, may be transferred from one owner to another without violating a U.S. District Court injunction that bars Delaware from issuing any new special vanity license plates or recalling any that the Division of Motor Vehicles has already issued.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Pettyjohn & Sen. Mantzavinos & Rep. Carson & Rep. D. Short

Sens. Hocker, Richardson, Walsh, Wilson; Reps. Berry, Collins

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 332

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL VANITY LICENSE PLATES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 2121, Title 21 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 2121. Number and registration plates; provision for the issuance of special license plates to the owners of motor vehicles who operate amateur radio stations; special vanity plates.

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) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the owner of a special vanity license plate may transfer the plate to a new owner as a gift or for consideration. A transfer under this subsection (

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) is not considered a new issuance or a re-issuance of a special vanity license plate.

SYNOPSIS

This Act clarifies that special vanity license plates, which in Delaware are personal property, may be transferred from one owner to another without violating a U.S. District Court injunction that bars Delaware from issuing any new special vanity license plates or recalling any that the Division of Motor Vehicles has already issued.

Author: Senator Pettyjohn