By now I think many of us are aware of the new bill that passed recently regarding CA carpool stickers:
Bill Text - AB-544 Vehicles: high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
Based on my reading of this bill and research on other forums the following seems clear to me:
1) if your car was issued a sticker before jan 1, 2017, the sticker will expire on jan 1, 2019, period. no more sticker for you.
2) if your car was issued a sticker between jan 1, 2017 and jan 1, 2019, it will expire on jan 1, 2019, BUT, you will be allowed to apply for a new sticker that expires jan 1, 2022.
However, what is not clear to me is, what is the expiration for stickers issued on/after jan 1, 2019?
The official wording is:
(6) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5), a decal, label, or other identifier issued pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) on or after January 1, 2019, is valid until January 1 of the fourth year after the year of issuance.
The use of the wording "fourth year after the year of issuance" is where I get confused.
Does it mean if you get your sticker in sometime in 2019, it will expire 2019+4 = jan 1, 2023? meaning you got to use it 4 years?
Or would I interpret it as 2019 being the first year of issuance, 2020 is second year, 2021 is third, 2022 is fourth, meaning it expires on jan 1, 2022, meaning you get 3 years usage?
Maybe someone here who is good with legal wording can share their opinion?
Bill Text - AB-544 Vehicles: high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
Based on my reading of this bill and research on other forums the following seems clear to me:
1) if your car was issued a sticker before jan 1, 2017, the sticker will expire on jan 1, 2019, period. no more sticker for you.
2) if your car was issued a sticker between jan 1, 2017 and jan 1, 2019, it will expire on jan 1, 2019, BUT, you will be allowed to apply for a new sticker that expires jan 1, 2022.
However, what is not clear to me is, what is the expiration for stickers issued on/after jan 1, 2019?
The official wording is:
(6) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5), a decal, label, or other identifier issued pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) on or after January 1, 2019, is valid until January 1 of the fourth year after the year of issuance.
The use of the wording "fourth year after the year of issuance" is where I get confused.
Does it mean if you get your sticker in sometime in 2019, it will expire 2019+4 = jan 1, 2023? meaning you got to use it 4 years?
Or would I interpret it as 2019 being the first year of issuance, 2020 is second year, 2021 is third, 2022 is fourth, meaning it expires on jan 1, 2022, meaning you get 3 years usage?
Maybe someone here who is good with legal wording can share their opinion?