Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 325 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1502 3
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By: Representative Maddox 5
By: Senator J. Boyd 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION 9
AND LICENSING OF A HISTORIC OR SPECIAL INTEREST 10
VEHICLE; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ANTIQUE MOTOR 11
VEHICLE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AND FOR OTHER 12
PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE 17
REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF A HISTORIC 18
OR SPECIAL INTEREST VEHICLE; AND TO 19
AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ANTIQUE MOTOR 20
VEHICLE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 27 -15-2202(a)(1), concerning the 25
application for registration of a historic or special interest vehicle, is 26
amended to read as follows: 27
(a)(1) A person who is the owner of a historic or special interest 28
vehicle that is forty-five (45) thirty (30) years of age or older at the time 29
of making application for registration or transfer of title may, upon 30
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(A) Register the motor vehicle as a historic or special 32
interest vehicle, upon the payment of a fee of seven dollars ($7.00) for each 33
historic or special interest vehicle; and 34
(B) Be furnished a special license plate of distinctive 35
design to be displayed on each historic or special interest vehicle instead 36 HB1502
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of the standard Arkansas license plate. 1
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 27 -15-2202(d)(1), concerning the 3
application for registration of a historic or special interest vehicle, is 4
amended to read as follows: 5
(d)(1) A motor vehicle manufactured as a reproduction or facsimile of 6
a historic or special interest vehicle shall not be eligible for registration 7
under this section unless it has been in existence for forty-five (45) thirty 8
(30) years or more. 9
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SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 27 -15-2209(a), concerning alternative 11
license plates for antique motor vehicles, is amended to read as follows: 12
(a) As used in this section, “antique license plate” means a license 13
plate that: 14
(1) Is approved for issuance under subsection (e) of this 15
section for a historic or special interest vehicle as defined in § 27 -15-2201 16
that is more than forty-five (45) thirty (30) years of age instead of the 17
special license plate issued under § 27 -15-2202; and 18
(2) Was issued by and approved for use in the State of Arkansas 19
in the same year as the model year of the vehicle that is being licensed. 20
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APPROVED: 3/18/25 23
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