§ 412a. Zone registration
A nonresident owning a motor vehicle except a motor vehicle used for highway construction or maintenance purposes or in connection with highway construction or maintenance, who resides in an adjoining state within 15 miles of the boundary lines of this state by nearest road, and who has complied with the laws relative to motor vehicles and the operation thereof in the state in which he resides may have such motor vehicle registered upon application to the commissioner and the payment of a fee of $2.00, and may operate the same upon the highways of this state within 15 miles of the boundary line of the state in which he resides, provided such state grants similar privileges to residents of this state. The foregoing privilege shall be in addition to any rights or privileges granted to nonresidents by the provisions of law relating to motor vehicle reciprocity between states. A person who resides in an adjoining state within 15 miles of the boundary line of this state by nearest road and who accepts employment or engages in a trade, profession or occupation in this state within 15 miles of the boundary line of the state in which he resides shall be deemed to be a nonresident for all purposes of this section and shall not be deemed to be a resident for the purposes of section 301 of this title. (Added 1977, No. 108, § 1, eff. May 6, 1977.)