{
 "title": "Kei Truck road legality by US state",
 "publisher": "Oiwa Garage (keitruckus.com)",
 "updated": "2026-10-13",
 "note": "General information, not legal advice. Confirm with your state DMV.",
 "states": [
  {
   "state": "Alabama",
   "abbr": "AL",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Two routes: title it as a 25-year import, or take the mini-truck plate (governor set at 25 mph, interstates off limits, no title).",
   "road_access": "Depends on route; mini-truck plate bars interstates",
   "speed_rule": "Mini-truck plate needs a 25 mph governor (equipment rule)",
   "interstates": "Unclear",
   "key_law": "Alabama rule 810-5-75-.03; Ala. Code §§ 40-12-240 and 32-6-59",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/alabama/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Alaska",
   "abbr": "AK",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "Since June 24, 2026, AS 28.10.068 gives legally imported vehicles 25+ years old a standard Alaska title and plates.",
   "road_access": "All public roads; no Kei-specific limits",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "SB 239 (Chapter 39 SLA 26): AS 28.10.068, AS 28.10.221(e)",
   "recent_change": "SB 239 was signed on June 24, 2026, and its import sections took effect immediately, ending the DMV's refusal to register imports that lack federal safety certification.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/alaska/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Arizona",
   "abbr": "AZ",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "No Kei-specific law: 25-year imports title and register like any truck. Emissions tests apply in the Phoenix and Tucson areas.",
   "road_access": "All public roads; no Kei-specific limits",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "Ariz. Admin. Code R17-4-206(A)(2); A.R.S. § 49-542",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/arizona/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "abbr": "AR",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Farm plate only",
   "summary": "Mini-truck law: farm plate with a sworn farm-use affidavit. No interstates, controlled-access roads or roads posted over 55 mph.",
   "road_access": "Roads posted 55 mph or less; no controlled access",
   "speed_rule": "Road limit: posted 55 mph or less; must hold the limit",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "Ark. Code § 27-14-726, added by Act 146 of 2009",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/arkansas/"
  },
  {
   "state": "California",
   "abbr": "CA",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "No road use",
   "summary": "DMV refuses road and off-highway registration for direct imports that cannot prove federal safety and emissions compliance.",
   "road_access": "Private land not open to the public",
   "speed_rule": "Not applicable",
   "interstates": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "key_law": "DMV Vehicle Industry Registration Procedures Manual §§ 12.020 and 12.050",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/california/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Colorado",
   "abbr": "CO",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "Off-road until 2028",
   "summary": "Off-highway title only today. HB25-1281 opens road registration for applications filed from Jan. 1, 2028, on roads limited to 55 mph or less.",
   "road_access": "None until 2028; then roads limited to 55 mph or less",
   "speed_rule": "From 2028: roads with limits of 55 mph or less (road limit)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "HB25-1281 (Colorado Revised Statutes 42-1-102 and 42-4-109.7)",
   "recent_change": "HB25-1281 became law on May 9, 2025, with road titles and plates available for applications filed from January 1, 2028.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/colorado/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "abbr": "CT",
   "status": "unclear",
   "status_label": "Unclear",
   "summary": "No Kei law. The DMV's gray-market import process applies, but the commissioner may refuse vehicle classes judged unsafe. Outcomes vary.",
   "road_access": "No Kei-specific road rule if registered",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Unclear",
   "key_law": "General Statutes § 14-12(f)(1) and (g); § 14-164c",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/connecticut/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Delaware",
   "abbr": "DE",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "No Kei law. The DMV import procedure asks for federal safety proof only on imports under 25; pass the free DMV inspection to title and register.",
   "road_access": "All public roads; no Kei-specific limits",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "21 Del. C. §§ 2143 and 2151; DMV Import Vehicle Procedure",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/delaware/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "abbr": "FL",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Titled and registered as a mini truck, but only on streets posted 35 mph or less. Crossing faster roads at intersections is allowed.",
   "road_access": "Streets posted 35 mph or less; local bans possible",
   "speed_rule": "Streets posted 35 mph or less (road limit)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "Florida Statutes 316.2122 and 320.01(44)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/florida/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Georgia",
   "abbr": "GA",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "No road use",
   "summary": "Revenue Department bulletin bars titles and plates and voids ones issued by mistake. HB 957 passed the House in 2026 but died in the Senate.",
   "road_access": "Off-road and private property only",
   "speed_rule": "Not applicable",
   "interstates": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "key_law": "Policy Bulletin MVD-2023-05; Georgia Code § 40-3-30.1(f)",
   "recent_change": "HB 957 passed the House 162-5 in February 2026, was tabled in the Senate on March 31, 2026, and died when the session ended on April 2, 2026.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/georgia/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Hawaii",
   "abbr": "HI",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "No road use (default)",
   "summary": "No registration for vehicles without FMVSS certification. A county-approved special interest (collector) exception is the only opening.",
   "road_access": "Private land; roads only via collector exception",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "key_law": "HRS §286-42 and §286-2",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/hawaii/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Idaho",
   "abbr": "ID",
   "status": "unclear",
   "status_label": "Unclear",
   "summary": "Titles 25-year imports with a gray-market brand, but a statute bars plating non-FMVSS vehicles. OHV plates are a limited fallback.",
   "road_access": "Varies; OHV plate: non-state, non-interstate roads",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei rule; OHV route limited by posted limits",
   "interstates": "Unclear",
   "key_law": "Idaho Code §49-402(10); IDAPA 39.02.05.401",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/idaho/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Illinois",
   "abbr": "IL",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "No state plates",
   "summary": "No registration: the Secretary of State cites 625 ILCS 5/3-401(c-1). Some towns allow non-highway vehicles on 35 mph roads.",
   "road_access": "Private land; some local roads by ordinance",
   "speed_rule": "Local route: roads posted 35 mph or less (road limit)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "625 ILCS 5/3-401(c-1); 625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1",
   "recent_change": "In March 2025 owners began reporting registration refusals and plate revocation letters citing 625 ILCS 5/3-401(c-1).",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/illinois/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Indiana",
   "abbr": "IN",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Titled and plated as a mini-truck. Any public road except interstates. The truck must be 60 in wide or less and 1,600 lb dry or less.",
   "road_access": "All public roads except interstates",
   "speed_rule": "No road cap (60 mph figure is in the definition)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "IC 9-13-2-103.1; IC 9-21-8-46",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/indiana/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Iowa",
   "abbr": "IA",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "No road use",
   "summary": "Iowa refuses title and plates without a federal safety label. An off-road utility vehicle registration is the only, untested, road route.",
   "road_access": "None; ORV route possible with nonhighway tires",
   "speed_rule": "ORV route: 35 mph or less (operating cap)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "Iowa Code §321.30(2)(a)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/iowa/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Kansas",
   "abbr": "KS",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Titled as a nonhighway micro utility truck. County and township roads are open; city streets only if allowed; no state or US highways.",
   "road_access": "County/township roads; city streets if allowed",
   "speed_rule": "No speed cap; 40 mph is a definition figure",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "K.S.A. 8-126(v), 8-15,106 and 8-197",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/kansas/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "abbr": "KY",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Local opt-in only",
   "summary": "Registers as a street-legal special purpose vehicle only where a city or county opts in. No interstates; 20-mile cap on centerline roads.",
   "road_access": "Opt-in local roads only; no interstates or parkways",
   "speed_rule": "No state speed cap; local ordinances may add one",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "KRS 186.077, 186.078 and 189.517; 601 KAR 23:070",
   "recent_change": "Senate Bill 110, signed in April 2026, made each SLSPV renewal a certification of the equipment list from July 15, 2026, and adds a property tax exemption from January 1, 2028.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/kentucky/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "abbr": "LA",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Roads posted 55 mph or less; no interstates. Registered as an off-road vehicle: OMV title, $3-a-year decal, no brake tag.",
   "road_access": "Roads posted 55 mph or less; no interstates",
   "speed_rule": "Roads posted 55 mph or less (road limit)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "La. R.S. 32:299.2; OMV Policy 122.00",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/louisiana/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Maine",
   "abbr": "ME",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "No road use",
   "summary": "Maine classes Kei Trucks as off-road vehicles that cannot be registered. Private land only. A 2026 state study advised no change.",
   "road_access": "None; private land only",
   "speed_rule": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "interstates": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "key_law": "29-A M.R.S. §101(47-A) and §354",
   "recent_change": "A state working group's report, due to lawmakers in February 2026, unanimously recommended no change to the rules that keep Kei Trucks off Maine roads.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/maine/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Maryland",
   "abbr": "MD",
   "status": "unclear",
   "status_label": "Unclear",
   "summary": "No statute names Kei Trucks. MVA import rules accept the 25-year HS-7 box but demand conformity, and refusals are reported. Ask first.",
   "road_access": "Unconfirmed; private land use only for now",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Unclear",
   "key_law": "MVA overseas-vehicle rules; Transportation Article §13-936",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/maryland/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "abbr": "MA",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "RMV policy since September 2024 registers Kei Trucks with passenger or commercial plates. Yearly safety inspection. No statute yet.",
   "road_access": "All public roads, no Kei-specific limits",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "RMV advisory of September 17, 2024 (policy, not statute)",
   "recent_change": "The RMV reopened Kei registrations on September 18, 2024, after a pause earlier that year, and has announced no change since.",
   "pending": "H.4053 and H.3698, which would put Kei registration into Chapter 90, have sat in House Ways and Means since July 28, 2025.",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/massachusetts/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Michigan",
   "abbr": "MI",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "At 25 years old, Kei-class trucks and vans get a regular on-road title and plates from the SOS. No inspection or emissions test.",
   "road_access": "All public roads, no Kei-specific limits",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "Michigan SOS title FAQ on Kei-class vehicles; MCL 257.217i",
   "recent_change": "In late 2024 the Department of State began restoring on-road titles it had converted to off-road titles earlier that year, and its FAQ now states the 25-year rule for Kei-class vehicles.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/michigan/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "abbr": "MN",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Local permit only",
   "summary": "No state title or plates for mini trucks. Road use only where a county, city or town ordinance allows it, by permit, on designated roads.",
   "road_access": "Designated local roads under a local permit",
   "speed_rule": "No mph limit; roads set by local ordinance",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "Minn. Stat. 169.011, subd. 40a (definition) and 169.045 (permits)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/minnesota/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Mississippi",
   "abbr": "MS",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "No Kei law either way. Title through the county tax collector with import papers and certified translations. No inspection, no 35 mph rule.",
   "road_access": "All public roads, no Kei-specific limits",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule (35 mph bills died)",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "DOR import checklist; Miss. Admin. Code Title 35, Part VII",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/mississippi/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Missouri",
   "abbr": "MO",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "Branded Non-USA-Std title once the Highway Patrol examines the truck, then normal registration. Safety inspection every two years.",
   "road_access": "All public roads, no Kei-specific limits",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei rule (the 45 mph cap is for UTVs only)",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "RSMo 301.010 and 301.190 (Non-USA-Std vehicles)",
   "recent_change": "In May 2026 lawmakers dropped a House-passed repeal of most safety inspections from the final version of SB 1408, so biennial inspections continue.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/missouri/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Montana",
   "abbr": "MT",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "Ordinary title and plates using the Japanese export certificate and import forms. No inspection or emissions test, and low fees for older trucks.",
   "road_access": "All public roads, no Kei-specific limits",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "MCA 61-3-219; MVD Title Manual (August 2026)",
   "recent_change": "The MVD's August 2026 title manual accepts an original, photocopy or fax of the CBP 7501 and notes that Customs stamps the form only on request.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/montana/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "abbr": "NE",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Titled as a minitruck at the County Treasurer for $10. Any road except interstates, expressways and freeways; headlights and taillights always on.",
   "road_access": "All roads except interstates, expressways, freeways",
   "speed_rule": "None; 55 mph is part of the vehicle definition",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-636.01 (definition) and 60-6,379 (operation)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/nebraska/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Nevada",
   "abbr": "NV",
   "status": "unclear",
   "status_label": "Unclear",
   "summary": "No Kei law or DMV Kei statement. A gray market title route exists (branded Non-US Vehicle); Las Vegas and Reno smog tests are the hurdle.",
   "road_access": "Unclear; no Kei-specific road rule if registered",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Unclear",
   "key_law": "NRS 482 (no federal safety standard clause); DMV Registration and Title Guide",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/nevada/"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Hampshire",
   "abbr": "NH",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "Model year 1999 and older needs no title: register with a bill of sale and VIN verification. No periodic inspection since January 2026.",
   "road_access": "All public roads (optional farm class: 40 mph ways)",
   "speed_rule": "None, unless you choose the optional farm class",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "RSA 261:3, I(k); RSA 261:2-a; RSA 259:2-a (farm class)",
   "recent_change": "New Hampshire repealed its periodic vehicle inspection law, RSA 266:1, effective January 31, 2026.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/new-hampshire/"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Jersey",
   "abbr": "NJ",
   "status": "unclear",
   "status_label": "Unclear",
   "summary": "No Kei law or MVC Kei policy. Only the MVC Special Title Unit, by mail, can title a truck bought in Japan. Get its answer in writing first.",
   "road_access": "Unclear until titled; no Kei-specific road rule",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific speed rule",
   "interstates": "Unclear",
   "key_law": "MVC foreign vehicle procedure; N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 (LSV class excludes gasoline)",
   "recent_change": "Minimum liability limits for standard New Jersey auto policies rose to 35/70/25 for policies written or renewed from January 1, 2026.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/new-jersey/"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Mexico",
   "abbr": "NM",
   "status": "unclear",
   "status_label": "Likely refused",
   "summary": "No Kei law, but the MVD manual asks for a NHTSA bond release letter a 25-year import never gets. Plan on private-land use unless the MVD says yes.",
   "road_access": "Unclear; title likely refused, private land is fine",
   "speed_rule": "None in statute (no Kei class exists)",
   "interstates": "Unclear",
   "key_law": "MVD Vehicle Procedures Manual ch. 8, sec. U; NMSA 66-3-1001.1 (OHVs)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/new-mexico/"
  },
  {
   "state": "New York",
   "abbr": "NY",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "No road use",
   "summary": "The DMV refuses to title or register Kei-class vehicles unless FMVSS and EPA compliance is proven. Private land only; ATV registration does not fit.",
   "road_access": "None; private property only",
   "speed_rule": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "interstates": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "key_law": "NY DMV imported-vehicle policy; VTL 2281 (ATV definition)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/new-york/"
  },
  {
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "abbr": "NC",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Registers as a mini-truck for roads posted 55 mph or less, with annual safety inspection. No antique plates. Check the 130-inch length limit.",
   "road_access": "Roads posted 55 mph or less; may cross faster roads",
   "speed_rule": "Roads posted 55 mph or less (road limit)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "G.S. 20-4.01(27)g1 (definition) and G.S. 20-121.1 (operation)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/north-carolina/"
  },
  {
   "state": "North Dakota",
   "abbr": "ND",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "No Kei-specific law. Registers as a pickup by weight rating, with no inspection or emissions test. The 55 mph rule people quote is for OHVs.",
   "road_access": "All public roads (no Kei-specific limits)",
   "speed_rule": "None (the 55 mph rule covers OHVs only)",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "N.D.C.C. 39-04-02, 39-04-05 and 39-04-19; chapter 39-29 for OHVs",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/north-dakota/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Ohio",
   "abbr": "OH",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Local opt-in only",
   "summary": "Titled as mini-trucks, but road use needs a local ordinance, a police inspection and a 35 mph or lower limit. CAUV farms may run field to field.",
   "road_access": "Opted-in local roads with 35 mph or lower limits",
   "speed_rule": "35 mph or lower limit, with local opt-in (road limit)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "ORC 4501.01(BBB), 4511.214, 4511.215 and 4519.401",
   "recent_change": "August 2026: the BMV released a revised mini-truck titling affidavit (form BMV 3722, dated 8/26); the road rules did not change.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/ohio/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "abbr": "OK",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal, no Interstates",
   "summary": "Titled and registered like a light truck under 47 O.S. 1151.3. Every road except Interstate highways, with no speed cap and no safety inspection.",
   "road_access": "All public roads except Interstate highways",
   "speed_rule": "None; the 55 mph figure only describes the vehicle class",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "47 O.S. 1102, 1105(E)-(F) and 1151.3; OAC 260:135-7-126",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/oklahoma/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oregon",
   "abbr": "OR",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "No road use",
   "summary": "DMV refuses titles and registration for Kei vehicles. The Class IV ATV route needs off-road-only tires and design. HB 4063 died in March 2026.",
   "road_access": "None; private property only",
   "speed_rule": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "interstates": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "key_law": "Oregon DMV vehicle types policy; ORS 801.194(2)",
   "recent_change": "March 2026: HB 4063, which would have allowed Kei Truck titles and use on roads with limits of 65 mph or lower, died in committee when the short session ended.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/oregon/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "abbr": "PA",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Antique plate only",
   "summary": "Unrestricted plates ended Dec. 2021. Antique plates allow road use one day a week at most, not for work or commuting. Farm and off-road titles exist.",
   "road_access": "Antique plate: occasional trips, one day a week at most",
   "speed_rule": "None; the limit is how often you drive, not speed",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "PennDOT Mini Trucks FAQ; 67 Pa. Code 67.6; HB 1205 pending",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "HB 1205, which would allow mini trucks on roads posted 55 mph or less, has sat in the House Transportation Committee since April 15, 2025 and dies if it does not pass by November 30, 2026.",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/pennsylvania/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Rhode Island",
   "abbr": "RI",
   "status": "no-road",
   "status_label": "No new registrations",
   "summary": "A 2024 law bars new Kei registrations and all transfers. Trucks registered before June 1, 2024 may renew and use roads posted 35 mph or less.",
   "road_access": "Grandfathered trucks only: roads posted 35 mph or less",
   "speed_rule": "Grandfathered only: roads posted 35 mph or less (road limit)",
   "interstates": "Not applicable (no road use)",
   "key_law": "Rhode Island General Laws 31-3-5(10) and 31-1-3(l)",
   "recent_change": "May 2026: H 8510, a bill to lift the registration ban, was introduced but never left committee.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/rhode-island/"
  },
  {
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "abbr": "SC",
   "status": "unclear",
   "status_label": "Open, unconfirmed",
   "summary": "No Kei law, no inspection and no special road class, so it should register like any truck. SCDMV has published no position, so confirm first.",
   "road_access": "All roads once registered (no Kei-specific limits)",
   "speed_rule": "None (no Kei-specific statute)",
   "interstates": "No ban found",
   "key_law": "No Kei statute; S.C. Code 56-3-20(16), 56-3-627 and 56-3-2210",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/south-carolina/"
  },
  {
   "state": "South Dakota",
   "abbr": "SD",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "No Kei-specific law. Titles and plates through the county like a small pickup, $36 a year up to 2,000 lb. No inspection or emissions test.",
   "road_access": "All public roads",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific limit; ordinary posted limits apply",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "SDCL 32-5-6 (fees), 32-3-4 (title without plates), 32-20-1(4) (off-road vehicle definition)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/south-dakota/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "abbr": "TN",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Mini-trucks register as Class I off-highway or medium speed vehicles. County roads and state roads posted 45 or less, 35 mph max, no interstates.",
   "road_access": "County roads; state highways posted 45 mph or less",
   "speed_rule": "35 mph max driving speed (operating cap)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-185 (rewritten 2025), § 55-1-125, § 55-8-101 (Class I)",
   "recent_change": "April 2025: Public Chapter 255 rewrote Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-185 so medium speed and Class I off-highway vehicles share one set of road rules, and repealed the old 40 mph street section.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/tennessee/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Texas",
   "abbr": "TX",
   "status": "full",
   "status_label": "Street legal",
   "summary": "SB 1816 made miniature vehicles ordinary titled and registered motor vehicles. No speed cap or road ban; the truck must be able to obey traffic laws.",
   "road_access": "All public roads, if it can keep up with traffic laws",
   "speed_rule": "No cap; must be capable of obeying traffic laws",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "SB 1816 (2025): Transp. Code §§ 501.009, 502.001(21-a), 502.006, 545.429",
   "recent_change": "SB 1816 took effect on June 20, 2025, writing the Texas DMV's April 2024 mini vehicle policy into the Transportation Code.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/texas/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Utah",
   "abbr": "UT",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Kei-class imports register as novel vehicles. Street-legal ones may use roads except interstates, never above 50 mph; $2 a year in fees.",
   "road_access": "Streets and highways except interstates",
   "speed_rule": "Never above 50 mph or the posted limit (driving cap)",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "Utah Code § 41-27-201 (novel vehicles) and § 41-6a-1509 (street-legal operation)",
   "recent_change": "January 2025: Utah's novel vehicle law took effect, and the Tax Commission's first report (October 2025) counted 231 Kei-class cars registered under it.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/utah/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Vermont",
   "abbr": "VT",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal up to 130 in",
   "summary": "Act 153 (July 2026) treats Kei vehicles as pleasure cars and bars local bans, but only up to 130 in long; 1999+ trucks at 133.7 in are left out.",
   "road_access": "Same roads as cars, if 130 in long or shorter",
   "speed_rule": "None specific to Kei vehicles",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "23 V.S.A. § 4(28), (72), (89), (90) and § 1044, added by Act 153 of 2026",
   "recent_change": "July 2026: Act 153 (S.326), signed June 16, 2026, made Kei vehicles pleasure cars, let Kei Trucks register as farm trucks and barred local bans.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/vermont/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Virginia",
   "abbr": "VA",
   "status": "unclear",
   "status_label": "Unclear",
   "summary": "No Kei law or DMV bulletin. Import rules allow a title for 25-year-old imports, but classification is unconfirmed; HB 219 is held for 2027.",
   "road_access": "Unclear; depends on DMV classification",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific rule today",
   "interstates": "Unclear",
   "key_law": "No Kei statute; HB 219 (2026) continued to 2027",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "HB 219, which would create a Kei vehicle class, was continued to the 2027 session by the House Transportation Committee in January 2026.",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/virginia/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Washington",
   "abbr": "WA",
   "status": "unclear",
   "status_label": "Unclear",
   "summary": "No Kei law or DOL ruling. Foreign vehicles can be titled, but no small-vehicle class fits a stock truck; get DOL's classification in writing.",
   "road_access": "Unclear; depends on DOL classification",
   "speed_rule": "No Kei-specific rule",
   "interstates": "Unclear",
   "key_law": "Small-vehicle definitions in RCW chapters 46.04 and 46.09; foreign vehicle titles under WAC 308-56A-115",
   "recent_change": "January 2026: Washington collector vehicle plates (vehicles 30+ years old) began requiring proof of a second daily-use vehicle and insurance under RCW 46.18.220.",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/washington/"
  },
  {
   "state": "West Virginia",
   "abbr": "WV",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal with limits",
   "summary": "Mini-trucks register like motorcycles ($8/yr) as special purpose vehicles. No interstates or federal-program highways; 20-mile cap on striped roads.",
   "road_access": "Local roads; no federal-program or controlled-access roads",
   "speed_rule": "No speed figure; 20-mile cap on centerline-marked roads",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "W. Va. Code § 17A-13-1 (last amended in 2020)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/west-virginia/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "abbr": "WI",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Collector plates only",
   "summary": "Regular plates refused for Kei class vehicles. Collector plates only: stock body, second vehicle required, no January driving, 500 lb load cap.",
   "road_access": "Collector-plate use; no January driving",
   "speed_rule": "None specific to Kei vehicles",
   "interstates": "Allowed",
   "key_law": "Wis. Stat. §§ 341.10(6) and 341.266",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/wisconsin/"
  },
  {
   "state": "Wyoming",
   "abbr": "WY",
   "status": "conditional",
   "status_label": "Legal, no interstates",
   "summary": "Mini farm trucks fit Wyoming's multipurpose vehicle class: public roads but no interstates; keep right if slow. No inspection or emissions test.",
   "road_access": "Public roads except interstates",
   "speed_rule": "No cap; keep right with flag or SMV if it can't keep up",
   "interstates": "Not allowed",
   "key_law": "Wyo. Stat. § 31-1-101(a)(xv)(M) and 31-5-124(b)",
   "recent_change": "",
   "pending": "",
   "verified": "October 2026",
   "url": "https://keitruckus.com/kei-truck-laws/wyoming/"
  }
 ]
}