HB592 Summary

• Repeals existing law that required license plates for private passenger automobiles and pickup trucks under 12,000 pounds to be valid for five years, and other vehicles for one year.

• Authorizes the Commissioner of Revenue to prescribe the validity period for motor vehicle license plate designs, with a minimum of five years.

• Allows the Commissioner to extend license plate design validity for more than five years.

• Permits license plates of the same design to continue in use without mandatory replacement.

• Excludes permanent license plate designs (such as distinctive plates) from this law's provisions.