Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-662

TRP 662

License Plate Issuance Program

Messrs. McGee and Joyce moved that the proposed new text be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after section ____, the following new section:-

"SECTION XXX. (a) Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by deleting, in line 143, the words “, without charge,”.

(b) Said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 2I the following new section:-

Section 2J. Beginning July 1, 2016, upon registration or renewal, the registrar shall issue new number plates to every person whose motor vehicle is registered under this chapter. All number plates issued after July 1, 2016 shall be valid for a period of 8 years, following which, upon renewal, such plates shall be replaced. No fee shall be assessed for the issuance of new number plates, provided that the registrar may impose a charge in order to defray the costs incurred to issue such plates, provided further that any such charge shall not be imposed upon number plates that are required by general or special law to be issued without charge.

(c) The registrar may utilize a “rolling” replacement cycle with respect to those motor vehicles registered prior to July 1, 2016, or otherwise stagger issuance of new number plates, in order to implement subsection (b).