2020 California Code
Vehicle Code - VEH
DIVISION 3 - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
CHAPTER 1 - Original and Renewal of Registration; Issuance of Certificates of Title
ARTICLE 8 - Special Plates
Section 5008.
(a) Any person who is regularly employed or engaged as a bona fide newspaper, newsreel, or television photographer or cameraman, may, after the requirements for the registration of the motor vehicle have been complied with, also apply for special license plates, and the department shall issue special license plates in lieu of the regular license plates. The special license plates shall be affixed to the vehicle for which registration is sought and shall display the letters “PP” enclosed by a shield.
The applicant shall, by satisfactory proof, show that he or she is a bona fide newspaper, newsreel, or television photographer or cameraman.
(b) The department shall not issue more than one set of the special plates to any person.
(c) In addition to the regular fees for an original registration or renewal of registration, the following special fees shall be paid:
(1) Twenty dollars ($20) for the initial issuance of the special plate.
(2) Twelve dollars ($12) for the transfer of the special plate to another motor vehicle.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1273, Sec. 5.5.)
