00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 176                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to experimental vehicles."                                                                             
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 28.10.181 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
04            (hh)  Experimental vehicles. A vehicle manufacturer or distributor may apply                                 
05       for experimental vehicle plates. A plate issued under this subsection may be used only                            
06       on an experimental vehicle present in the state for cold-weather testing. The vehicle                             
07       manufacturer shall certify to the department that, at the conclusion of the cold-weather                          
08       testing, the experimental vehicle was destroyed or removed from the state.                                        
09       Experimental vehicle plates issued under this subsection are valid for a 12-month                                 
10       period and may be renewed for additional 12-month periods, up to a maximum of 36                                  
11       months, until the cold-weather testing is complete. Notwithstanding AS 28.10.201, an                              
12       experimental vehicle is not required to be titled under this chapter. In this subsection,                         
13       "experimental vehicle" means a vehicle in the developmental stage that has not yet                                
14       reached production in the United States.                                                                          
15    * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.201(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
01            (a)  Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section or in AS 28.10.131,                             
02       [AND] 28.10.152, and 28.10.181(hh), every owner of a vehicle subject to registration                          
03       in this state shall apply for a certificate of title under this chapter.