Advocacy

Bill to Expand Use of Historical Vehicles Introduced in Ohio

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

SEMA is supporting legislation that would amend the state’s current law defining historical motor vehicles to permit use of these vehicles on public roads to and from a location where maintenance is performed. Under current Ohio law, a “historical motor vehicle" is any motor vehicle that is more than 25 years old and owned solely as a collector's item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades and similar uses, but not for general transportation. The bill would give Ohio motorists the opportunity to have their historical vehicles serviced or repaired without the threat of being cited by law enforcement for violation of the Motor Vehicle Code. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) web site.  For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.