California Vehicle Code Section 1685.1

(a) A motor carrier association that represents both intrastate and interstate motor carriers may submit an application to the department to become a private industry partner, as described in Section 1685, for the purpose of providing registration services to the members of the association. (b) The department may enter into a private industry partnership under this section with a motor carrier association, if the association meets all of the following requirements: (1) Agrees to provide electronic vehicle registration services capable of accepting, completing, and transmitting registration transaction data to the department. (2) Maintains, protects, and issues vehicle registration documents and indicia on behalf of the department to its motor carrier subscribers. (3) Meets qualification standards, as established by the department, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (A) Maintaining a minimum number of member carriers. (B) Establishing financial solvency. (C) Establishing tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(6) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. (c) The department shall submit a report to the Legislature no later than July 1, 2008, that includes all of the following information: (1) Whether the partnership has had a measurable impact in encouraging the registration of commercial motor vehicles and the payment of all required fees by the owners of both intrastate and interstate trucks. (2) A description of the impact that the partnership has had in reducing the time required to complete applications and in issuing required indicia. (3) Any measurable impact that the partnership has had in encouraging California-based trucking firms to remain in California and persuading trucking firms who have left the state to return and base their fleets in this state. (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2010, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2010, deletes or extends that date.