Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§9-A is enacted to read:

9-A.__Blue dot taillight.__"Blue dot taillight" means a red lamp installed as a taillight in the rear of a motor vehicle containing a blue or purple insert that is not more than one inch in diameter.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§19-A is enacted to read:

19-A.__Custom vehicle.__"Custom vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is at least 25 years old and of a model year after 1948 or a motor vehicle that was manufactured to resemble a motor vehicle that is at least 25 years old and of a model year after 1948 and that has been altered from the manufacturer's original design or has a body constructed from nonoriginal material.

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§76, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

76. Street rod.__"Street rod" means a motor vehicle that was manufactured in or before 1949 or a motor vehicle manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle manufactured in or before 1948 and that has been altered from the manufacturer's original design or has a body constructed of nonoriginal material.

Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §457, sub-§§1 and 3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to read:

1. Antique vehicle registration plates authorized. The Secretary of State may issue registration plates for antique autos, custom vehicles, horseless carriages, street rods or antique motorcycles. These plates must bear the inscription "Maine" and the inscription "Antique Auto," "Custom Vehicle," "Horseless Carriage" or "Street Rod" or, for antique motorcycles, the inscription "Antique."

3. Contemporary plates. An owner of an antique auto, custom vehicle, horseless carriage, street rod or antique motorcycle may use registration plates that were issued in the same year the antique vehicle was manufactured, as long as the motor vehicle:

A. Is over 25 years old;

B. Is registered as an antique vehicle; and