Plain English Breakdown
The bill status indicates it passed both chambers but reached final enrollment; however, no effective date is listed in the provided metadata or summary.
HB1267: Stricter Penalties for Vehicle Document Offenses and Dealer Rules
This bill increases penalties for certain offenses involving vehicle documents like license plates, registration stickers, temporary permits, titles, and odometer tampering; authorizes the Department of Revenue to penalize licensed used motor vehicle dealers who violate specific laws; revises the powers and membership of a state board overseeing these dealers; updates definitions; makes conforming changes; and repeals conflicting laws.
What This Bill Does
- Increases penalties for offenses involving license plates, revalidation decals (registration stickers), temporary operating permits, certificates of registration, certificates of title, and alteration of odometers.
- Authorizes the Department of Revenue to impose certain penalties on licensed used motor vehicle dealers who violate required provisions.
- Revises the powers and membership of a board that oversees used motor vehicles and parts dealers.
- Provides for new or revised definitions related to these topics.
- Makes conforming changes to other laws.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who commit offenses involving vehicle documents, registration stickers, temporary permits, titles, or odometer tampering.
- Licensed used motor vehicle dealers and parts dealers in the state.
- The Department of Revenue, which is authorized to impose penalties on violating dealers.
Terms To Know
- Revalidation Decal
- A sticker placed on a license plate to show that vehicle registration has been renewed for another period.
- Certificate of Title
- An official document proving ownership of a motor vehicle, as referenced in the bill's list of offenses.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not specify the exact dollar amounts or types of penalties being increased.
- The specific changes to the board's membership numbers are not detailed in this summary.
- The effective date for these changes is not provided.