00                            SENATE BILL NO. 239                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to the registration and titling of legally imported motor vehicles; and                                
02 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 28.10 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
05 Sec. 28.10.068. Registration of legally imported vehicles. If a vehicle is at                                         
06 least 25 years old and was legally imported into the United States, the department may                                  
07 not require that the vehicle comply with current federal motor vehicle safety standards                                 
08       before registering the vehicle under this chapter.                                                                
09    * Sec. 2. AS 28.10.221 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
10            (e)  If a vehicle is registered under AS 28.10.068, the department may not                                   
11       refuse, suspend, or revoke a certificate of title based on the vehicle's failure to comply                        
12       with current federal motor vehicle safety standards.                                                              
13    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).