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At the request of the interested party, the Secretary shall issue a special license plate to every motor vehicle or motorcycle that can be classified as antique.\nAntique motorcycle or automobile shall mean any automobile or motorcycle that was built at least forty (40) years prior to the date of issue of the license plate. The special license plate for antique automobiles shall not require a payment for its issuance, additional to what is established for license plates for private use vehicles.\nThe Secretary shall issue at the request of the interested party, a special license plate to every motor vehicle or motorcycle that can be classified as a classic automobile, a classic motorcycle, or a modified classic automobile or motorcycle. A classic automobile or motorcycle shall mean any automobile or motorcycle that was built at least twenty-five (25) years prior to the date of issue of the license plate. A modified classic automobile or modified classic motorcycle shall mean any automobile or motorcycle that was built at least twenty-five (25) years prior to the date of issue of the license plate, which has been substantially improved or restored with parts or accessories that are

bile or motorcycle that was built at least twenty-five (25) years prior to the date of issue of the license plate, which has been substantially improved or restored with parts or accessories that are not produced by the same factory in which the vehicle or motorcycle was built.\nIf a motorcycle fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter relating to the requirements to operate on public roadways, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works shall issue a special license plate acknowledging their antique classification, but ensuring that the same are not allowed to operate on public roadways.\nThe Secretary shall establish, through regulations, all matters concerning design, characteristics, issuance, use, renewal, and cancellation of said license plates.\nHistory —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.26; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 365, § 1; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004; June 13, 2012, No. 111, § 2, eff. 180 days after June 13, 2012.