Title 22 — Highways and Motor Vehicles

No motor vehicle may be operated on any highway in American Samoa without a valid registration and vehicle license tags as required by this chapter. History: 1972, PL 12-65 § 1.

(a) Application for a motor vehicle license shall be made to the Commissioner on forms as the Commissioner may prescribe. (b) No motor vehicle license may be issued without: (1) payment of the prescribed motor vehicle license fee; (2) presentation of a valid inspection certificat…

License tags shall be displayed only on the vehicle for which they were issued, and in the following manner: (1) one firmly attached to the front and the other firmly attached to the rear of the vehicle at all times, which shall at all times be kept clean and plainly visible for …

All motor vehicle licenses issued under this chapter expire annually at times as designated by the Commissioner by rules in the interest of public safety. The Commissioner may allow up to 30 days’ grace period to obtain vehicle inspection certificates. History: 1972, PL 12-65 § l…

The following motor vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter: (1) motor vehicles owned and operated by the Government of American Samoa or the Government of the United States; (2) motor vehicles validly licensed in any state, except that they are exempt only for a …

(a) A person who, with fraudulent intent, does any of the following, is guilty of a class D felony: (1) alters, forges or counterfeits a registration card, motor vehicle license application, license tag or insurance or inspection certificate; (2) has possession of or uses a regis…

(a) A person who is an active member of the United States military services in a jurisdiction that allows the serviceman to operate a motor vehicle with a foreign registration and license plates, may apply for and receive by mail a registration certificate and license plates or t…