North Carolina Street Rod and Replica Vehicle Bill to be Considered in Senate Committee on Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2009

 

 

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North Carolina Street Rod and Replica Vehicle Bill to be Considered in Senate Committee on Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2009 A version of SEMA model legislation to create a vehicle registration classification for street rods, replicas and custom vehicles will be heard by the North Carolina Senate Commerce Committee.  The committee will consider a substitute to S.B. 820 (Click here to review substitute).  The substitute is a product of negotiations between SEMA and the hobbyist network in North Carolina.  We believe that the substitute version of S.B. 820, if passed, will retain the key components of the SEMA-model language while relieving vehicle owners of unfair title branding and inspection concerns.  SEMA also believes that the substitute bill adequately addresses the concerns expressed in recent weeks by all parties, while offering the benefits other states have experienced from these new registration and titling classifications.  We Urge You to Call All Members of the North Carolina Senate Commerce Committee (Contact Information Below) Immediately to Request Their Support for the Substitute to S.B. 820  S.B. 820 provides specific registration and titling classes for street rods, custom vehicles and replicas.  Street rods are of a pre-1949 vintage; customs are of the post-1949 era. S.B. 820 allows for the use of non-original materials and creates a titling and registration criterion that assigns replica vehicles the same model year designation as the production vehicle intended to be replicated. S.B. 820 requires that the title of a replica vehicle must clearly indicate that the vehicle is a replica and not an original. S.B. 820 only holds street rods, customs and replicas to the equipment standards specified by law during the model year listed on the title of the vehicle. S.B. 820 provides an avenue by which the state can accurately and fairly title and register these specialty vehicles. S.B. 820 recognizes the immeasurable amount of time, money and attention automotive enthusiasts invest in their hobby cars.  Street rods, customs and replicas are the same crowd pleasers that participate in exhibitions and as parade vehicles, and whose owners regularly contribute to charities and civic events.  This legislation represents an opportunity to acknowledge this family hobby and to protect it for future generations.  DON’T DELAY!  Please call members of the Senate Commerce Committee immediately to urge support for the substitute to S.B. 820  North Carolina Senate Commerce Committee Senator R.C. Soles – Chairman Phone: 919/733-5963 Senator Floyd McKissick – Vice Chairman Phone: 919/733-4599 Senator David Hoyle – Vice Chairman Phone: 919/733-5734 Senator Tony Rand – Vice Chairman Phone: 919/733-9892 Senator Tom Apodaca Phone: 919/733-5745 Senator Phil Berger Phone: 919/733-5708 Senator Doug Berger Phone: 919/715-8363 Senator Harris Blake Phone: 919/733-4809 Senator Julia Boseman Phone: 919/715-2525 Senator Peter Brunstetter Phone: 919/733-7850 Senator Debbie Clary Phone: 919/715-3038 Senator Katie Dorsett Phone: 919/715-3042 Senator Tony Foriest Phone: 919/301-1446 Senator James Forrester Phone: 919/715-3050 Senator Linda Garrou Phone: 919/733-5620 Senator W. Edward Goodall Phone: 919/733-7659 Senator Steve Goss Phone: 919/733-5742 Senator Malcolm Graham Phone: 919/733-5650 Senator Neal Hunt Phone: 919/733-5850 Senator Jim Jacumin Phone: 919/715-7823 Senator Clark Jenkins Phone: 919/715-3040 Senator Martin Nesbitt Phone: 919/715-3001 Senator William Purcell Phone: 919/733-5953 Senator Bob Rucho Phone: 919/733-5655 Senator Larry Shaw Phone: 919/733-9349 Senator Josh Stein Phone: 919/715-6400 Senator Richard Stevens Phone: 919/733-5653 Senator Don Vaughan Phone: 919/733-5856