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Herrera legislation would
change license plate renewal process
Bills would end seven-year replacement rule, allow
people to maintain same plate number without charge
If you are wondering why
it is mandatory that you have to replace your license plate every seven
years, you are not alone.
Acting on this question and the
concerns of her constituents,
Rep.
Jaime Herrera is sponsoring legislation that would end the
mandatory seven-year license plate replacement requirement, and allow
people to keep their same license plate numbers without a charge.
“I’ve heard from many thoughtful people who have told me that
requiring the replacement of license plates every seven years is a waste
of personal resources and a poor use of taxpayer dollars. A gentleman
from Vancouver also pointed out that it is bad for our environment. I
agree with these sentiments,” said Herrera, R-Ridgefield.
“It also makes sense to allow people to keep their license plate numbers
without charging them for it. It is just an unnecessary government fee
and process.”
House Bill 1368 would eliminate the mandatory seven-year
license plate replacement requirement and, instead, only require
replacement upon request of the vehicle owner or upon transfer of
ownership.
House Bill 1367 would eliminate the $20 retention fee for
keeping the same plate number when replacing a license plate.
“These two common-sense measures would eliminate unnecessary government
bureaucracy and lift a financial burden on people,” said Herrera.
“We cannot forget that government is funded by taxpayer dollars, and
taxpayers are customers. Government should be more customer-friendly in
its processes and services.”
The two bills will be assigned to a
House committee
next week.
Herrera, who is assistant floor
leader for the House Republicans, sits on the following House
committees: Health and Human Services Appropriations; Transportation;
and Technology, Energy and Communications.
The
2009 legislative session
began Jan. 12 and will run 105 consecutive days.
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For more information, contact:
John
Handy, Assistant Director: (360) 786-5758
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