Bill Text: AZ SB1074 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Special license plates; standard design

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-24 - Senate TRANSIT Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (7-0-0-0) [SB1074 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2017-SB1074-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: special license plates; standard design

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature

First Regular Session

2017

 

 

SB 1074

 

Introduced by

Senator Farley

 

 

AN ACT

 

AMENDING TITLE 28, CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 12, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 28-2405; RELATING TO SPECIAL PLATES.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 28, chapter 7, article 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-2405, to read:

START_STATUTE28-2405.  Standard design of special plates

A.  A special plate issued pursuant to this article shall have a standard design with both of the following:

1.  One area on the plate that is a three-inch square and that is set aside for a logo or message.

2.  One area on the bottom of the plate that is set aside for a message.

B.  The department shall determine the standard design of the special plate prescribed by subsection a of this section and shall approve the logo or message.

C.  This section applies to all special plates that are authorized pursuant to this article after the effective date of this section. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Legislative intent

The legislature finds that the proliferation of license plates with completely dissimilar designs in this state creates confusion for law enforcement and for witnesses to crimes.  Some special license plates are very colorful and difficult to read.  It is the intent of the legislature to assist the public and law enforcement to easily read and recognize license plates as license plates that are issued by this state.