Vehicles: specially constructed vehicles.

Existing law defines a specially constructed vehicle as a vehicle that is built for private use, not for resale, and is not constructed by a licensed manufacturer or remanufacturer. Existing law requires all specially constructed vehicles to be subject to the emission control system testing and certification requirements established by the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law requires a passenger vehicle or pickup truck that is a specially constructed vehicle to be inspected by stations authorized to perform referee functions, and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, with regard to no more than the first 500 specially constructed vehicles that are presented to the department each year for registration, to provide a registration under which the owner may elect to have an inspection based on the engine model year used in the vehicle or the vehicle model year. This bill would recast these provisions, and in addition would provide that the registered owner of a specially constructed vehicle that is currently registered may apply to register the vehicle using a different model year in accordance with these provisions. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 4750.1 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 2461 to be operative only if AB 2461 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2011, and this bill is chaptered last.