28-2484. License plates for historic vehicles;
definition


A. The department shall issue special license plates for a historic vehicle on
application and in the manner and at the time prescribed by the department. The license
plates are in lieu of the regular license plates issued by the department.


B. The registration numbers and special license plates assigned to the historic
vehicles shall be manufactured from Arizona copper and shall run in separate unique
numerical series. The license plates shall be of a distinguishing color but different
from the color selected for license plates issued under section 28-2482 or 28-2483.


C. On renewal of registration of a historic vehicle, the department shall annually
issue symbols or devices as provided in section 28-2355.


D. The director shall grant the final approval of a vehicle to be licensed under
this section.


E. For the purposes of this section, "historic vehicle" means any of the following:


1. A vehicle bearing a model year date of original manufacture that is twenty-five
years old or older.


2. A vehicle included in a list of historic vehicles filed with the director by a
recognized historic or classic vehicle organization during the month of December of each
year.


3. A reconstructed vehicle that the director determines, on application by the
owner, retains at least the basic original body style as manufactured twenty-five years
or more before the date of the application.