540 CMR, § 15.02

Current through Register 1533, October 25, 2024
Section 15.02 - Security Features

All Certificates of Origin for new vehicles sold in the Commonwealth shall contain the following security features:

(1)Paper:
(a)Security Thread, with or without watermark, or Intaglio Print, with or without latent image, or both.
(b)Sensitized Security Paper: paper that is reactive to chemicals commonly used to alter documents.
(c)Non-Optical Brightener Paper: paper without added optical brighteners which will not fluoresce under ultraviolet light.
(2)Engraved Border: a border produced from engraved artwork which shall appear on the front of the document.
(3)Printing: printing shall be prismatic, rainbow printing which is used as a deterrent to color copying; or copy void pantograph, with the word "VOID" appearing when the document is copied, or both.
(4)Complex Colors: colors which are developed by using a mixture of two or more of the primary colors (red, yellow, or blue) and black if required.
(5)Erasable Florescent Background Inks: ink that fluoresces under ultraviolet light and reacts to any attempt to erase in such a manner as to be immediately detectable.
(6)Background Security Design: a repetitious design consisting of a pattern which hinders counterfeiting efforts.
(7)Micro line: a line of small alpha characters in capital letters which requires a magnifying glass to read.
(8)Consecutively Numbered: documents that contain a number which is consecutively numbered for control purposes.

540 CMR, § 15.02