§ 31-3-31.1. Registration of street rods.
(a) Definition of terms:
(1) A "street rod� means a motor vehicle that:
(i) Is a 1948 or older vehicle; or the vehicle was manufactured after 1948 to resemble
a vehicle manufactured before 1949; and
(ii) Has been altered from the manufacturer's original design; or has a body constructed
from nonoriginal materials.
(2) The model year and the year of manufacture that are listed on the registration certificate
of a street rod vehicle shall be the model year and year of manufacture that the body
of such vehicle resembles.
(b) Registration fee and application for street rods shall be as follows:
(1) For each such street rod, there shall be a one-time pre-registration surcharge of
fifty dollars ($50.00) which said sum(s) shall be accumulated by the division of motor
vehicles until such time as said sum reaches an aggregate of twenty-three thousand
dollars ($23,000) whereupon said division is authorized to proceed with the ordering/manufacturing
of plates as required by subsection (b)(3) of this section. In addition thereto, and
from hence forth, there shall be paid regular registration fees required for standard
passenger vehicles as determined by the division of motor vehicles.
(2)(i) In applying for registration of a street rod under this section, the owner of the
street rod shall submit with the application a certification that the vehicle for
which the application is made:
(A) Will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades,
tours, and similar uses; and
(B) Will not be used for general daily transportation.
(ii) In addition to the certification required under subsection (b)(2)(i) of this section,
when applying for registration of a street rod, the new owner of the street rod shall
provide proof acceptable to the administration that the street rod passed a safety
inspection that has been approved by the administration in consultation with the street
rod community in this state.
(3) On registration of a vehicle under this section, the administration shall issue a
special street rod vehicle registration plate of the size and design that the administration
determines in consultation with the street rod community in this state.
(4) Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by a statute of this
state as a condition of sale in the year listed as the year of manufacture on the
certificate of title, the presence of any specific equipment is not required for the
operation of a vehicle registered under this section.
(5) A vehicle registered under this section is exempt from any statute that requires periodic
vehicle inspections and from any statute that requires the use and inspection of emission
controls.