Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §458-B is enacted to read:

§458-B. Custom vehicles

A custom vehicle may be registered in accordance with the provisions of this section.

1. Registration fee. The fee for the custom vehicle registration plate is the regular motor vehicle registration fee required by section 501 and the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482.

2.__Registration plates.__The Secretary of State shall issue a registration certificate and a set of custom vehicle registration plates in a 3-number and 3-letter combination sequence to be used in lieu of regular registration plates.

3.__Application.__An application for registration of a vehicle under this section must be accompanied by an affidavit that includes a statement indicating the year and make that the body of the custom vehicle resembles and that the vehicle is garaged or maintained in the State.

4. Registration.__The registration must indicate the year and make that the body of the custom vehicle resembles and must indicate the vehicle has been modified.

5. Vanity plates.__The Secretary of State may issue vanity plates in accordance with section 453 and may not duplicate vanity plates issued in another class of plate.

6. Weight limit.__A custom vehicle registration plate may be issued for a motor vehicle that does not exceed 6,000 pounds.

7. Inspection.__A custom vehicle is subject to the inspection requirements of section 1751.

Sec. 5. Custom vehicle inspection committee. The Chief of the State Police shall convene a committee composed of no more than 15 members representing the custom vehicle and street

rod industry to provide advice and technical assistance to the State Police regarding custom vehicles and recommendations on