SEMA Street Rod Bill approved in Florida

Sunshine State supports enthusiasts with SEMA-model legislation

 

Thanks to some politically active FFROGs, Florida has joined the growing list of states to enact SEMA-model legislation to amend the vehicle titling and registration classification for street rods, customs and component cars. The bill was recently approved by the Florida State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Charlie Crist.
 

Under the new law, 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.

Florida joins Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington as states that have enacted similar bills into law.

 

The new law allows for the use of non-original materials, provides for special license plates and permits the use of blue-dot taillights.
 

In addition, the measure exempts street rods and customs from a range of standard equipment requirements and emissions controls (only that equipment required in the model year that the vehicle resembles).

 

Unfortunately, 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, but this is definitely a step in the right direction.