If the vehicle you’re buying is more than 20 years old, you will be asked whether or not your intended usage of this vehicle qualifies for your state’s classic, antique, or vintage registration requirements. What are my state’s requirements?

Aug 3, 2025
Updated

Alaska

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Alabama

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Arkansas

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes. You must own and have registered one (1) or more motor vehicles used for regular transportation.

Arizona

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

California

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Colorado

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Connecticut

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

DC

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Delaware

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Florida

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Georgia

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Hawaii

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Iowa

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Idaho

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Illinois

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes during the months of January-March and November-December. During the months of April-October, the vehicle may be driven on the highways.

Indiana

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Kansas

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Kentucky

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Louisiana

Vehicles must be driven primarily for special occasions such as exhibitions, club activities, parades, or other functions of the public interest, or for necessary testing, maintenance, and storage purposes.

Massachusetts

Vehicles must be driven primarily for special occasions such as exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other functions of public interest. This includes test drives to prepare for such functions and transportation to and from repair facilities, and not used primarily for the transportation of passengers or goods over any way.

Maryland

Vehicles cannot be used for general daily transportation, or primarily for the transportation of passengers or property on highways. It can only be used in exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, occasional transportation and similar uses. They will not be used for employment, transportation to and from employment or school, or for commercial purposes.

Maine

Vehicles must be driven primarily for special occasions such as exhibitions, club activities, parades or other functions of public interest. May not be used as the owner’s primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods.

Michigan

Vehicles must be driven primarily for special occasions such as historical club activities, parades, and car shows. May not be used for routine transportation except during the month of August when it may be driven anywhere in the state without restrictions.

Minnesota

Vehicles must be driven primarily for special occasions such as exhibitions, club activities, parades or other functions of public interest. May not be used as the owner’s primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods. You must own and have registered one (1) or more motor vehicles used for regular transportation.

Missouri

Vehicles must be driven primarily to drive to and from events, to repair facilities within a 100 mile limit, and may be driven up to 1,000 miles per year for personal use. The owner of the vehicle shall be responsible for keeping a log of the miles driven for personal use each calendar year. Such logs must be kept in the vehicle when the vehicle is driven on any state road.

Mississippi

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Montana

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

North Carolina

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

North Dakota

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes, business or farming operation.

Nebraska

Vehicles must be driven primarily for special occasions such as test drives, parades and hobby-related activities and may not be used for normal transportation to and from work, driven on a daily basis, or used for hire.

New Hampshire

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

New Jersey

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

New Mexico

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Nevada

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

New York

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Oklahoma

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Ohio

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes, but may be operated on the public roads and highways to and from a location where maintenance is performed on the vehicle.

Oregon

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Pennsylvania

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes no more than one day a week.

Rhode Island

Vehicles must be driven primarily for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades and other functions of public interest. The vehicle may also be used for limited enjoyment and purposes other than the previously mentioned activities, but may not be used primarily for the transportation of passengers or goods over any public highway.

South Carolina

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

South Dakota

Vehicles must be driven primarily for transportation to public displays, parades, and other related pleasure or hobby activities, and may be driven to and from any facility providing motor vehicle maintenance or repair. May not be used for daily transportation to and from a place of work or for commercial transportation. Vehicles may not be driven more than four thousand miles per year.

Tennessee

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Texas

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes. Vehicles cannot carry advertisements.

Utah

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Virginia

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, to test vehicle/trailer operation, obtaining maintenance or repairs and/or to sell the vehicle or trailer. Occasional pleasure driving is allowed (not to exceed 250 miles from the owner's residence) but is not to be used for general transportation purposes.

Vermont

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Washington

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Wisconsin

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes. Hobbyist license plates are not valid for operation during the month of January.

West Virginia

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.

Wyoming

Vehicles must be driven primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition, including participation in club activities, tours, parades, and not used for general transportation purposes.