(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a shipping container chassis that holds a valid certificate of vehicle registration from another state and is used for transporting shipping containers shall be eligible to obtain a certificate of safety inspection and a safety inspection decal pursuant to section 286-209.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a valid certificate of registration issued for a shipping container chassis from another state shall be valid in the State until the certificate of registration expires in the issuing state; provided that the shipping container chassis is used for transporting shipping containers; provided further that if the shipping container chassis is issued a certificate of vehicle safety inspection pursuant to subsection (a), the out-of-state registration shall be valid in the State for one year from the date of the vehicle safety inspection.