Original issue license plates -- Alternative stickers -- Rulemaking

(1) The owner of a motor vehicle that is a model year 1973 or older may apply to the division for permission to display an original issue license plate. (2) An owner described in Subsection (1) shall: (a) complete an application on a form provided by the division; (b) supply and submit to the division for approval the original issue license plate that the owner intends to display on the motor vehicle; and (c) pay the fees prescribed in Sections 41-1a-1206 and 41-1a-1211. (3) Before approving an application described in this section, the division shall determine that the original issue license plate: (a) is of a format and type issued by the state for use on a motor vehicle; (b) has numbers and characters that are unique and do not conflict with existing license plate series in this state; (c) is legible, durable, and otherwise in a condition that serves the purposes of this chapter; and (d) is from the same year of issue as the model year of the motor vehicle on which the original issue license plate is to be displayed. (4) (a) Except as provided in this section, the owner of a motor vehicle displaying an original issue license plate approved under this section is not exempt from any requirement described in this chapter. (b) An original issue license plate approved under this section is exempt from: (i) the provisions of Section 41-1a-401 regarding reflectorization; and (ii) Section 41-1a-403. (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), if a motor vehicle displaying an original issue license plate is also a classic vehicle as defined in Section 41-28-101, the motor vehicle qualifies for the same exemptions as a classic vehicle. (5) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules for the implementation of this section.