HB 5312 Summary

• Extended timeframes from 5 to 10 days for dealers and lessees to submit registration documents to the Department of Motor Vehicles after electronic issuance.

• Changed motor vehicle registration expiration procedures to occur when the transferor cancels registration or the transferee reregisters, rather than requiring manual return of certificates and plates within 24 hours.

• Increased licensing and convenience fees: operator's license retraining program fee from $60 to $85, contractor convenience fee from $5 to $8, and motor vehicle violation surcharge from $15 to $20.

• Expanded affirmative defense for removing children or animals from unattended vehicles to include protection for those removing animals in addition to children from imminent danger.

• Prohibited private property owners from issuing parking citations or monetary sanctions on vehicles parked on their property, and strengthened school bus safety oversight requirements for driver license suspension reviews.