SEMA model legislation (A.B. 2836) that would create a vehicle registration classification for street rods and custom vehicles and provide for special license plates for these vehicles was introduced in the New Jersey Assembly. Introduced by State Assembly members Charlotte Vandervalk and Gary Chiusano, A.B. 2836 defines a street rod as an altered vehicle manufactured before 1949 and a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25 years old and manufactured after 1948. The bill allows kit cars and replica vehicles to be assigned a certificate of title bearing the same model-year designation the body of the vehicle most closely resembles.
The bill also permits street rods and custom vehicles to display blue-dot taillights, and the bill also states that vehicles titled and registered as street rods and custom vehicles may be used for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, and the like, and not for general daily transportation.
SEMA urges you to contact all members of the Law and Public Safety Committee (see list below) immediately to request their support for A.B. 2836.
New Jersey Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
Assembly member Gordon Johnson, Chair
(201) 541-1118
asmjohnson@njleg.org
Assembly member Nelson Albano
(609) 465-0700
asmalbano@njleg.org
Assembly member Jon Bramnick
(908) 232-2073
asmbramnick@njleg.org
Assembly member Elease Evans
(973) 247-1521
aswevans@njleg.org
Assembly member David Rible
(732) 974-0400
asmrible@njleg.org
Assembly member Grace Spencer
(973) 624-1730
aswspencer@njleg.org