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Re: California Black/Gold Plates

To: Mark Haverly <mhaverly@citlink.net>
Subject: Re: California Black/Gold Plates
From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 13:45:15 -0800
Repainting in a different color scheme is what  I meant. I don't suppose they 
could holler
too much if you just restored them in the same color combination.

Gary McCormick
San Jose. CA

Mark Haverly wrote:

> I have been told, and also saw it mentioned in the list, that repainting the
> plates in California is illegal.  How, then, would one go about restoring
> the plates to look new?  Are there places authorized to restore them?
>
> Mark
> '69 2000
> Sacramento, CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gary Ward <gary.ward@scccd.com>
> To: Datsun Email List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 8:58 AM
> Subject: California Black/Gold Plates
>
> > California currently has three color combinations for
> >           its license plates:
> >
> >                      Gold on black, issued from 1963 until 1970;
> >                      Gold on blue, issued from 1970 to 1987; and
> >                      Blue on white, issued 1982 - present.
> >
> >           Plates issued in 1962 or earlier are no longer in use, because
> >           in 1963, California replaced all existing license plates.
> >
> >           Existing law authorizes the State Department of Motor
> >           Vehicles (DMV) to issue to motor vehicles 1962 and older
> >           "year-of-manufacture" license plates, which are license
> >           plates "with the date of year corresponding to the model
> >           year date license plate when the vehicle was
> >           manufactured" in lieu of the license plates otherwise
> >           required by this code."  A permanent sticker tab for the
> >           display of the current registration sticker is placed
> >           behind and extended above the upper corner of the license
> >           plate.  Specified additional fees are required for the
> >           issuance of these license plates.
> >
> > Note that for vehicles after 1962, unless the black/gold plate was the
> > original one licensed to the vehicle, you are out of luck.  You cannot use
> > the black/gold plates, even if you have them, unless they were licensed to
> > the car originally.
> >
> > Assemblyman Briggs attempted to change the law to allow "year of
> > manufacture" plates to be placed on cars from 1963 to 1973.  Thus, under
> his
> > proposal, if you acquired a black/gold plate, you could use it on your
> > vehicle if your auto was manufactured and/or registered before 1971.  The
> > bill passed both houses in California but the good Governor Davis vetoed
> the
> > bill.  Wasn't that nice?!
> >
> > So, you can't do much about it.  However, occasionally you will find some
> > friendly California DMV official that either doesn't know the law or
> chooses
> > to ignore it.  That's great when it happens, but I wouldn't count on it
> too
> > often.

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