100 sb100 numbers left

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Got the Bug

There is some speculation that the State has been holding back between 50 and 100 SB100 numbers as a way of making the case that "hey, why should we change the law when the demand is not exceeding the SB100 certs available.

How would that make sense? The first question I would ask is how many did you issue in 2010?

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

How would that make sense? The first question I would ask is how many did you issue in 2010?

They used to indicate that all 500 had been issued on their web site. Now, most offices just use the pat answer "all SB100 certs have been issued." If you ask them how many had been issued, my guess is that they'll just say 500.

The only person that I would depend on for straight answer would be Jody at the Santa Clara DMV.

I guess the bigger question is, if there are indeed 100 left, was it a SNAFU that they weren't issued or is due to lack of demand.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Got the Bug

They used to indicate that all 500 had been issued on their web site. Now, most offices just use the pat answer "all SB100 certs have been issued." If you ask them how many had been issued, my guess is that they'll just say 500.

The only person that I would depend on for straight answer would be Jody at the Santa Clara DMV.

I guess the bigger question is, if there are indeed 100 left, was it a SNAFU that they weren't issued or is due to lack of demand.

I thought you meant a discussion for the record at a CA Transportation Committee meeting. I assume, if that the subject came up in one of these committee meetings, that the proper answer would have to be published on the record and thus holding back 50-100 just to prove a point would be discovered.

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I thought you meant a discussion for the record at a CA Transportation Committee meeting. I assume, if that the subject came up in one of these committee meetings, that the proper answer would have to be published on the record and thus holding back 50-100 just to prove a point would be discovered.

As far as I know, the issue wasn't brought up for discussion at the Transportation Committee. It was just speculation about why the additional/surplus SB100s appeared out of nowhere is 2009 and possibly again in 2010.

The other theory, is that the system is so broke that they hold some SB100 numbers back in case someone's paperwork inadvertently gets stapled to another person's documents. .