New Jersey Reintroduces Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill

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• A.B. 128 would create vehicle registration classifications for street rods and custom vehicles.
   
• A.B. 128 would allow street rods and custom vehicles to be assigned a certificate of title bearing the same model year designation that the body of the vehicle most resembles.
   
• A.B. 128 provides that street rod and custom vehicle license plates be created in consultation with the National Street Rod Association.   
   
• A.B. 128 permits a street rod or custom vehicle to display blue dot taillights.
   
• A.B. 128 provides that vehicles titled and registered as street rods and custom vehicles may be used for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, etc. and not for general daily transportation.
   

Overview: A version of SEMA model legislation (A.B. 128) has been reintroduced to create vehicle registration classifications for street rods and custom vehicles. This bill defined a street rod as an altered vehicle manufactured before 1948 and a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25 years old and manufactured after 1948. This bill has been introduced in the New Jersey Legislature in several previous legislative sessions. A.B. 128 awaits consideration in the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee.