FINAL BILL REPORT

SB 6362

                                   C 15 L 88

BYSenators Nelson, von Reichbauer, Barr and Patterson

Regulating license plates and fenders on antique vehicles.

Senate Committee on Transportation

House Committe on Transportation

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Any vehicle forty years or older shall, upon application, be issued a special commemorative license plate in lieu of the regular license plate.  Though statute mandates only one plate be issued, the Department of Licensing will issue the commemorative plates in sets of two until the existing inventory is depleted.  Legislation is needed to clarify the placement of the license plate when only one is issued.

The motor vehicle equipment laws of this state require that every motor vehicle be equipped with fenders, covers, flaps, or splash aprons adequate for minimizing the spray or splash of water or mud from the roadway to the rear of the vehicle.

SUMMARY:

Only one license plate is required for antique vehicles.  Current law is clarified, requiring the placement of the single license plate on the rear of the vehicle.

An exemption to the vehicle equipment laws is created.  Antique vehicles, forty years old and operated as collectors' items, are not required to have fenders when they are used and driven during fair weather on well-maintained, hard-surfaced roads.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    45     0

      House 98   0

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1988