RichardSIA wrote:
The problem with the SEMA model legislation is that it is really only meant to serve the big aftermarket companies, SEMA does not care about individuals.
It seems SEMA threw us under the bus with the 2500 mile limitation.
Well, I'd disagree. If it weren't for my state following (roughly) the SEMA model bill, I never would have begun my build, let alone gotten it registered. And as for Aftermarket companies, sure they make up the SEMA organization. In no way did they require me to buy any of their wares. They lobby individual states to allow us to build our cars, and in some states they were successful. In others, not so successful. Here are the two parts of the SEMA model legislation that served me (not the Aftermarket companies:
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(f) Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by a statute of this State as a condition of sale in the year listed as the year of manufacture on the certificate of title, the presence of any specific
equipment is not required for the operation of a vehicle registered under this section.
(g) A vehicle registered under this section is exempt from any statute that requires periodic vehicle inspections and from any statute that requires the use and inspection of emission controls.
There is no 2500 mile limit in the SEMA model Bill. You can read it here:
http://www.semasan.com/semaga/Bills/SEMAModelBill_StreetRod.pdf If there is a mileage limitation in your state, it was how your legislators wrote the build. Your gripe should be directed at them, not SEMA.
I have said it before and I'll say it again. Every builder should find out what their state requires and allows
before they start to build their dream. If there is no path that checks all your boxes, then a)work to change it, b)move to a different state or c)try another dream.
I really hope that you find that your state will allow you to do what you dream.
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