(a) Any person who takes delivery within this state of a new passenger vehicle or new truck manufactured within this state of a gross weight not exceeding 8,000 pounds, from the manufacturer or an affiliated corporation, and if the vehicle is to be permanently licensed in another jurisdiction, upon application to the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county in which the manufacturer is located, upon providing proof of ownership of the vehicle, and upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), shall be issued a temporary metal license plate to be affixed to the vehicle and a temporary registration certificate. This temporary license plate may not be transferred to another owner or vehicle.
(b) The license plate shall be valid for a period not exceeding 90 days from the date of issuance upon payment of a twenty-five dollar ($25) fee for each 30-day period, or partial period, of validation. Once this temporary license plate is issued, the validation period for the license plate may not be extended. In no case may this temporary license plate be issued for a period exceeding 90 days.
(c) Upon expiration of the validation period, or when the vehicle is permanently licensed in another jurisdiction, whichever occurs first, this temporary license plate shall become invalid but may be retained by the owner of the vehicle as a memento or souvenir.
(d) The temporary license plates herein authorized shall be designed by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle subject to the advice and review of the Department of Revenue.
(e) The provisions of Chapter 12 of Title 40, and this chapter, relating to the display of license plates, validation decals, enforcement, including presentation of the temporary registration certificate upon request, shall be applicable to the license plates issued under this section.
(f) The judge of probate or license commissioner of the county issuing the temporary metal license plates herein authorized shall remit manufacturing costs of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) to the state Comptroller for each temporary license plate issued. The balance of the funds shall be deposited in the county public road and bridge fund.
(g) This section shall be read in pari materia with all other vehicle registration laws, specifically, Section 32–6–210.
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