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Low Speed Vehicle License Plates


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Plate fees: These fees are based on the weight and year of the vehicle.

Who is eligible?: Any resident who owns a low-speed vehicle. A low-speed vehicle is a 4-wheeled motor vehicle whose speed attainable in one mile is more than 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface. A low-speed vehicle may not be operated on any highway where the speed limit is more than 35 miles per hour.

Special Requirements: Each low-speed vehicle shall be equipped with: headlamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, reflex reflectors (one red on each side as far to the rear as practicable, and one red on the rear); exterior mirror mounted on the driver’s side of the vehicle and either an exterior mirror mounted on the passenger’s side of the vehicle or an interior mirror; a parking brake; a windshield that conforms to the federal motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials (49CFR571.205); a conforming VIN (part 565 Vehicle Identification Number); a type 1 or type 2 seat belt assembly conforming to § 571.209, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209, seat belt assemblies, installed at each designated seating position.

To apply: Complete a Low Speed Vehicle Affidavit

 

Applicable law: 32-5-152

 

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