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Jason Tolleson, jasont@sema.org
SEMA 202/783-6007, ext. 39
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT
Florida Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Faces Final Hurdle
SEMA model legislation (H.B. 545) to amend the vehicle titling and registration classifications for street rods and create a classification for custom vehicles was approved by the full Florida Senate and now awaits approval by the Florida House before final passage by the Legislature. H.B. 545 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. Under the bill, kit cars and replica vehicles will be assigned a certificate of title bearing the same model year designation as the production vehicle they most closely resemble.
We Urge You to Contact Members of the Florida House of Representatives (List Below) Immediately to Request Their Support for H.B. 545
H.B. 545 provides specific registration and titling classes for street rods and customs, including kits and replicas.
H.B. 545 allows for the use of non-original materials and creates a titling criterion that assigns these vehicles the same model year designation as the production vehicle they most closely resemble.
H.B. 545 exempts street rods and customs from emissions inspections and exempt street rods and custom vehicles from a range of standard equipment requirements (only that equipment required in the model year that the vehicle resembles).
H.B. 545 provides that vehicles titled and registered as street rods and custom vehicles may only be used for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, etc. and not for general daily transportation.
H.B. 545 permits the use of blue dot taillights on street rods and custom vehicles.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact all members of the Florida House immediately by e-mail to urge their support for H.B. 545.
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to stevem@sema.org. Thank you for your assistance.
Florida House Bill 545 Final Hurdle
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