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Lawmakers consider adding retired fire apparatus to antique‑vehicle exemption
Summary
House Bill 390 would permit retirement‑age fire apparatus to register as antiques without stripping historical equipment, reversing a DMV interpretation that prevented owners from registering historic fire trucks for road display and parades.
Representative Steve Pearson, sponsor of House Bill 390, told the Transportation Committee on April 14 that the bill would correct an unintended consequence from a strict statutory interpretation that recently prevented owners of retired fire apparatus from registering those vehicles as antiques.
Pearson said the change responds to a practical problem: antique fire apparatus — vehicles purchased by municipalities decades ago and later transferred to historical societies or private owners for preservation —…
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