§ 10783. — (Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 382, Sec. 4.)

(a)
The license fee imposed by this part does not apply to a passenger vehicle, a motorcycle, or a commercial vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen weight, unless the vehicle is used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, if the vehicle is owned by any disabled veteran, as defined in Section 295.7 of the Vehicle Code, any former American prisoner of war, a Purple Heart recipient, or any veteran who is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
(b)
The exemption granted by subdivision (a) does not extend to more than one vehicle owned by the veteran, a Purple Heart recipient, or former American prisoner of war, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described in subdivision (b) of Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code.
(c)
(1)
The Department of Motor Vehicles may require any disabled veteran applying for an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a physician or surgeon substantiating the disability.
(2)
The Department of Motor Vehicles may require any person applying for an exemption under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of the following:
(A)
By reason of the person’s status as a former American prisoner of war, to show, by satisfactory proof, the person’s former prisoner-of-war status.
(B)
By reason of the person’s status of receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that the person is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
(C)
By reason of the person’s status of receiving the Purple Heart, to show, by satisfactory proof, that the person is a Purple Heart recipient.
(d)
This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.

Legislative History

Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 382, Sec. 4. (AB 2509) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.