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Dated changes in the law for kei and mini trucks, each read from the public record, with its sources.
Alaska registers kei trucks 25 years or older as ordinary vehicles
Alaska now has a road path for kei trucks.
Colorado's kei vehicle class, and the two dates that matter
Colorado has passed a law that makes kei vehicles a legal road class, and it has not started yet.
Kentucky lets a county or city open its highways to minitrucks
Kentucky now has a way onto the road for a minitruck, and it runs through local government.
South Carolina's UTV road law starts on 18 November, and kei trucks are not named
South Carolina has no mini truck class, and a new law on 18 November 2026 does not create one.
Tennessee puts kei trucks in a utility terrain vehicle class, with two dates ahead
Tennessee rewrote its rule for small trucks in 2025, and the rule has since changed once and is due to change twice more.
Utah adds gray market title brands on 1 January 2027
Utah registers kei class trucks as novel vehicles, and a new law adds a title brand that can matter to them.
Each post reports the public record as read on its date. It is general information and not legal advice.