Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod Bill Introduced in Alabama

A bill (H.B. 16) has been introduced in the Alabama legislature that would create a vehicle registration classification for street rods. The legislation defines a street rod as a vehicle produced by an American manufacturer prior to 1949 which has undergone some type of modernization. It also provides for distinctive license plates to be designed in consultation with the National Street Rod Association. These plates will be
inscribed with "street rod" and be valid without renewal following an initial registration fee.

H.B. 16 also exempts street rods from some motor vehicle licensing requirements and from payment of a license tax for the privilege of operating the vehicle on public roads, as well as any property tax. Finally, vehicles registered as street rods would be considered collectors items and could not be used for general transportation purposes.

Alabama SEMA Action Network individual members and clubs like the Alabama Vehicle Club Council and the Shelby County Wheels of Time have been alerted to this legislation.

(To read the SEMA Legislative Alert on this matter, go to
http://www.enjoythedrive.com/cgi-bin/content.asp?read=8771 . For information on how to turn this alert into a letter you can send to an Alabama legislator, read SEMA's information on How to Lobby Your Elected Officials available at
http://www.enjoythedrive.com/cgi-bin/content.asp?id=49&read=821 .)