R873. Tax Commission, Motor Vehicle.
R873-22M. Motor Vehicle.
R873-22M-15. Assigned and Replacement Vehicle
Identification Number System Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Section 41-1a-801.
A. The Tax Commission provides a standard
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plate for vehicles, snowmobiles, trailers,
and outboard boat motors that have never had a distinguishing number or if the
original VIN has been altered, removed, or defaced.
B. The owner of the unit will make application
to the Tax Commission on form TC-162 for an assigned or replacement VIN. In the event the applicant has no title to
the unit, the Motor Vehicle Division follows the procedure in Rule R873-22M-2,
to determine ownership.
C. The vehicle may be subject to inspection and
investigation. Upon determination of
the validity of the application, a vehicle identification plate is issued.
1. In cases involving vehicles where the
original plate has been removed or obliterated but the original factory number
can be verified, a VIN plate is issued with the original VIN entered by means
of an approved procedure.
2. In all other instances a prestamped VIN
plate is issued bearing an official Utah assigned VIN.
3. The VIN plate must, under the supervision of
the Tax Commission, be attached to the unit as follows:
a) passenger and commercial vehicles:
(1) primary location is on a portion of the left
front door lock post;
(2) secondary location is on a portion of the
firewall, either left or right side, whichever is most advantageous; (This
location is to be selected only when the VIN plate cannot be attached to the
lock posts.)
b) motorcycles, snowmobiles, and outboard
motors:
(1) as near as possible to the original number
location; (If an original number, the VIN plate shall be affixed to the
headstock.)
c) trailers:
(1) primary location is on a portion of the
right side of the tongue or drawbar near the body;
(2) secondary location is on a portion of the
metal frame near the front right corner;
d) on units where it is not practical to
install rivets, the VIN plate may be attached by adhesive only.
D. The Motor Vehicle Division is responsible
for the control, security, and distribution of the VIN plates and will keep the
necessary records and require regular reports from designated branch offices.
E. Following are the specifications of the
official Utah assigned identification plate and attachment accessories.
1. Size will be 1 inch x 3 inches x .003 inch
deep etched to .002 inch with 1/8 inch radius corners.
2. Material will be color anodized aluminum
foil.
3. Color will be blue background with silver
lettering.
4. Backing will be laminated with permanent
pressure sensitive adhesive.
5. Control numbers will be serialized with 1/8
inch permanent embossed or anodized numbers.
6. The state seal will be in the left center,
with appropriate rivet areas designated.
7. The assigned number will be prestamped using
the prefix of "UT." The
number series to include one letter and five digits with the letter to identify
the unit type as follows:
TABLE
a)
Passenger and Commercial
P00001
b)
Motorcycles
M00001
c)
Trailers
T00001
d)
Reconstructed vehicle
R00001
e)
Outboard Motors E00001
f)
Snowmobiles
S00001
Effective: 10/21/97