1651.5.
(a) (1) The director may assign or reassign dates for the expiration of registration for a vehicle registered pursuant to this code. The director may establish a biennial registration year period option for any a vehicle consisting of any period from seven 14 months to 18 36 months, inclusive, with subsequent renewals being required at yearly or biennial intervals thereafter. The director may reassign a vehicle to a biennial registration upon the request of the registrant on the renewal of the vehicle. The director shall assign an expiration date of the last day of the calendar month to all trailers and to all motor vehicles subject to the additional fees under the provisions of Section 9400. Any A vehicle being registered on a quarterly basis shall be assigned or reassigned an expiration date of December 31 for the registration year. The director shall have the authority to exclude from year-round registration any type of vehicle that the director deems appropriate for exclusion. that registration period. (2) The director shall have the authority to exclude from the year-round or the biennial registration period any type of vehicle that the director deems appropriate for exclusion.
(3) The director shall reduce basic registration fees by 5 percent for a person who chooses the biennial registration option for his or her vehicle.
(b) In order to implement a year-round registration for vehicles registered pursuant to the International Registration Plan as described in Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4 of Division 3, the director, on or before January 1, 2009, shall assign or reassign a date for the expiration of registration of those vehicles described in this subdivision and may utilize the applicable practices and procedures set forth under subdivision (a) in order to implement this subdivision.
(c) The registration renewal letter mailed out 60 days prior to a renewal shall include an option to select for annual or biennial registration.