Sec 28-4037. Foreign vehicles; exception

A. Before a vehicle owner or lessor operates in this state a vehicle that is subject to sections 28-2321 through 28-2324 and that has primary registration and license plates issued by a foreign country or jurisdiction of a foreign country with which this state does not have motor vehicle registration reciprocity or an agreement for proportional registration, the owner or lessor shall submit to the department proof of financial responsibility for the future pursuant to this article that provides valid insurance coverage in this state and that is issued by an insurer that has been issued a certificate of authority or that has been permitted to transact surplus lines insurance by the public official that supervises insurance in a state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

B. The department may refuse to issue the registration for a vehicle or may cancel the registration of a vehicle owned or operated by a person who does not comply with this section.

C. This section does not apply to a vehicle registered pursuant to section 28-2325.