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From the Pop Hot Rod article.
California's complex vehicle registration laws
have created confusion among state hobbyists
andthose charged with applying these laws at
the ground level. The result has been that certain
classes of hobbyist vehicles, representing a small
fraction of the 28 million registered vehicles in
California,maybe erroneously titled or registered.
"It is our sense that these vehicle owners are
simply struggling with the registration process,
which has little or nothing to do with avoiding
applicable registration fees or other requirements,"
said SEMA president and CEO Chris
Kersting. "They are simply victims of what
California DMVofficials have aptly described as a
'muddy' registration process."
SEMA, through its Government Affairs Office,
has made efforts in California and around the
country to simplify the process. The association
has been active in..,pursuing model legislation to
create titling and registration classifications for
street rods, custom vehicles, kit cars, replicas,
etc. to avert some of thesei ssues and concerns.
These cars are required to pay all appropriate
taxes and registration fees as requiredby law. To
date,the SEMA model legislation has been enacted
in Missouri,Illinois,and Rhode Island.
"We look forward. to working with California
state regulators and industry,including members
of SEMA's Hot Rod Industry Alliance(HRIA),to
achieve as atisfactory resolution to this titling and
registration dilemma,be it through legislation or
administrative remedies,"Kerstin added.
SEMA was founded in 1963 and represents the
$29 billion specialty automotive industry of 5,727
member companies. It is the authoritative source
for research,data, trends and market growth
information for automakers and the specialty auto
products industry.
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