California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Article 3.3 - Special Plates
Section 206.14 - Cancellation of Environmental License Plates

(a) Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 5105, the department shall cancel and order the return of any environmental license plate previously issued which contains any configuration of letters and/or numbers which the department later determines does not comply with the requirements of Section 206.02(c)(4)(A)-(F).

The department shall base this determination on the criteria specified in Section 206.02(c)(4).

(b) The department shall notify the license plate owner in writing of the cancellation and advise the license plate owner of the options available for further action, as specified in Vehicle Code Section 5105(b).

Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 5105(b), the license plate owner shall be entitled to a hearing by submitting a written request to the department no later than ten department business days after receiving the notification issued pursuant to this subsection.