VEH.3.10.010 Special Interest Vehicle/Collectors Special Vehicle

(a) Any person who is the owner of a special interest vehicle which is 20 or more years old at the time of making application for registration or transfer of title of the vehicle and who, has registered in Lac Courte Oreilles and uses for regular transportation at least one vehicle that has regular registration plates may upon application register the vehicle as a special interest vehicle upon payment of a fee under par. (b).

(b) The fee to register a collector vehicle under par. (a) is a one time fee of $50.00 plus twice the regular annual fee for the vehicle type. The registration period is non expiring.

(c) Collector special plates are available to LCO tribal members with a valid collector vehicle and are available for autos, motor homes, motor trucks up through 8,000 pounds and 12,000 pound farm trucks. The fee to register a collector special vehicle is subject to the annual registration fee dependent on the vehicle type plus $15 dollars when new plates are issued.

(d) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle with registrations plates of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates, and those shall show that the vehicle is a special interest vehicle owned by a collector.

(e) Each collector applying for special interest vehicle registration plates will be issued a collector's identification number which will appear on each plate. Second and all subsequent registrations under this section by the same collector will bear the same collector's identification number followed by a suffix letter for vehicle identification.

(f) The vehicle may be used as are other vehicles of the same type except:

(1) Motor vehicles may not transport passengers for hire.

(2) Trucks may not haul material weighing more than 500 pounds.

(3) No special interest vehicle may be operated upon any highway within the Reservation during the month of January unless the owner of the vehicle reregisters the vehicle with regular registration plates or transfers regular registration plates to the vehicle.

(g) Unless inconsistent with this section, the provisions applicable to other vehicles shall apply to special interest vehicles.