Existing law requires current month and year tabs, indicating the month and year of expiration of a vehicle's registration, to be attached to the rear license plate assigned to the vehicle for the last preceding registration year in which the licensed plates were issued. Under existing law, a vehicle that fails to display current month and year tabs or display expired tabs is in violation of law. Existing law prohibits a person from driving, moving, or leaving standing upon a highway, or in an offstreet public parking facility, any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole or pipe dolly, or logging dolly, unless it is registered and the appropriate fees have been paid, except as specified.
This bill would, commencing July 1, 2024, until January 1, 2030, prohibit a violation of these provisions from being the sole basis for any enforcement action before the 2nd month after the month of expiration of the vehicle's registration. Notwithstanding this provision, the bill would authorize enforcement action before the 2nd month following the month of expiration if a vehicle is stopped for any other violation of the Vehicle Code.

Statutes affected:
AB256: 4000 VEH, 5204 VEH, 40225 VEH
01/19/23 - Introduced: 4000 VEH, 4604.5 VEH, 9554 VEH
03/14/23 - Amended Assembly: 4000 VEH, 4604.5 VEH, 9554 VEH
04/17/23 - Amended Assembly: 4000 VEH, 4604.5 VEH, 9554 VEH
08/17/23 - Amended Senate: 4000 VEH, 5204 VEH, 40225 VEH
09/18/23 - Enrolled: 4000 VEH, 5204 VEH, 40225 VEH
10/04/23 - Chaptered: 4000 VEH, 5204 VEH, 40225 VEH
AB 256: 4000 VEH, 4604.5 VEH, 9554 VEH