BILL NUMBER: AB 987INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ma FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act to amend Section 8800 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 987, as introduced, Ma. Vehicles: registration. Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend, cancel, or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of ownership, registration card, license plate, or permit under specified circumstances, including, among other things, when the department determines that a registered vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 8800 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: 8800. (a) The department may suspend, cancel, or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of ownership, registration card, license plate, or permit under any of the following circumstances: (1) When the department is satisfied that the registration or the certificate, card, plate, or permit was fraudulently obtained or erroneously issued. (2) When the department determines that a registered vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways. (3) When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked. (4) When the department determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand. (5) When a registration card, license plate, or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which it was issued. (6) When the registration could have been refused when last issued or renewed. (7) When the department determines that the owner or legal owner has committed an offense under Sections 20 (with respect to an application for the registration of a vehicle), 4000, 4159 to 4163, inclusive, 4454, 4456, 4461, 4463, 5202, 10750, and 10751, involving the registration or the certificate, card, plate, or permit to be suspended, canceled, or revoked. (8) When the department issoauthorized pursuant to any other provision of law. (b) The department may suspend the registration of all vehicles registered in the name of a person, under any of the following circumstances: (1) When the United States Secretary of the Department of Transportation or his or her designee issues a lawful out-of-service order pursuant to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (2) When the department suspends or revokes a motor carrier of property permit. (3) When the Public Utilities Commission suspends or revokes operating authority or private registration. (c) A suspension imposed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall remain in effect and a vehicle for which registration has been suspended shall not be registered in the name of the person until the department verifies that person's federal registration, federal operating authority, California operating authority, California private registration, or motor carrier of property permit is reissued.