California’s roads just got digital.
Forget everything you knew about license plates because Assembly Bill 984 made digital plates available to all of California’s 27 million drivers.
The pilot program began in 2018 and has already provided digital plates to 175,000 drivers across the state.
While original plates will continue to be distributed for $69, the new digital plates will cost $1,100. Technology within the plates will allow for emergency messaging including marking the car stolen or an Amber Alert.
“It is a product of convenience and I’m all about giving people choice here in the State of California,” Assemblymember Lori Wilson said.
“It’s really going to be much more beneficial for them and make our processing much more efficient,” DMV Policy Division deputy director Bernard Soriano said. “It’s a big change, we’re no longer your father’s DMV and I think it’s something we can all embrace and be part of.”