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Authors Stefani  
Subject License plates: obstruction or alteration.
Relating To relating to vehicles.
Title An act to amend Sections 5201 and 5201.1 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-01
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-01     Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 179, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-01     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-02     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-08-25     Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2726.).
2025-07-17     In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-07-17     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2138.).
2025-07-15     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-14     From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-02     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-19     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-11     Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-10     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 10).
2025-05-28     Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and PUB. S.
2025-05-15     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1569.)
2025-05-15     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-08     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-07     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).
2025-04-22     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-09     Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-04-08     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-25     Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-03-24     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-24     Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2025-02-21     From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Chaptered     2025-10-01
Enrolled     2025-08-27
Amended Senate     2025-06-11
Amended Assembly     2025-04-08
Amended Assembly     2025-03-24
Introduced     2025-02-20
Analyses TBD
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Existing law prohibits a person from erasing the reflective coating of, painting over the reflective coating of, or altering a license plate to avoid visual or electronic capture of the license plate or its characters by state or local law enforcement. Existing law prohibits a person from installing or affixing on a vehicle a casing, shield, frame, border, product, or other device that obstructs or impairs the reading or recognition of a license plate by an electronic device operated by state or local law enforcement, an electronic device operated in connection with a toll road, high-occupancy toll lane, toll bridge, or other toll facility, or a remote emission sensing device, as specified. Existing law also prohibits the sale of a product or device that obscures, or is intended to obscure, the reading or recognition of a license plate by visual means, or by an electronic device in violation of the above-described provisions. A conviction for a violation of this provision is punishable by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars $250 per item sold or per violation. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime.