N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 15 § 81.10

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 81.10 - Vehicle identification numbers

(a) Whenever a junk or salvage vehicle is acquired by an insurance company or a person registered or certified under section 415-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and the public vehicle identification number of such vehicle is altered, defaced or missing at the time the vehicle is acquired, an MV-907A must be filed, except for a scrap processor, indicating such condition unless a properly endorsed MV-907A showing such condition is the proof of ownership for such vehicle. All other records maintained by such person must also show such condition. It will not be necessary for a person complying with these requirements to obtain a replacement vehicle identification number unless and until such vehicle is to be sold as a vehicle to a retail purchaser.

(b) Whenever a major component part, whether or not attached to a junk or salvage vehicle, is acquired by a person registered or certified under section 415-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and the identification number of such part is altered, defaced or missing at the time such part is acquired, a distinctive tag consisting of the identification number of the person acquiring the part and a distinctive identifying number, such as the assigned stock number, shall be attached to the part. This requirement shall not apply to a part which is to be immediately destroyed or scrapped. In addition, any invoice, bill of sale or other record pertaining to the part, whether or not such part is to be immediately destroyed or scrapped, must indicate such condition, and the fact of tagging, if tagging is required. If a part which has been tagged pursuant to this subdivision is acquired by another person registered or certified under section 415-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, the requirement of tagging upon acquisition shall not apply so long as the previous tag is attached to the part. For the purpose of this subdivision, an identification number shall mean any number embossed, engraved, etched or similarly marked on a major component part which is assigned by the manufacturer for the purpose of identification of that particular part, and the location of such number is made available to the public.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 15 § 81.10