§ 401. Registration of motor vehicles; fees; renewals. 1. Registration\nby owners. a. No motor vehicle shall be operated or driven upon the\npublic highways of this state without first being registered in\naccordance with the provisions of this article, except as otherwise\nexpressly provided in this chapter.\n b. Every owner of a motor vehicle which shall be operated or driven\nupon the public highways of this state shall, except as otherwise\nexpressly provided, cause to be presented, by mail or otherwise, to the\noffice or a branch office of the commissioner, or to any agent of the\ncommissioner, constituted as provided in this chapter, an application\nfor registration addressed to the commissioner, and on a blank to be\nprepared under the direction of and furnished by the commissioner for\nthat purpose, containing: (a) a brief description of the motor vehicle\nto be registered, including the name and factory number of such vehicle,\nand such other facts as the commissioner shall require; (b) the weight\nof the vehicle upon which the registration fee is based if the fee is\nbased on weight; (c) the name and residence, including county of the\nowner of such motor vehicle; (d) provided that, if such motor vehicle is\nused or to be used as an omnibus, the applicant also shall so certify,\nand in the case of an omnibus also certify as to the seating capacity,\nand if the omnibus is to be operated wholly within a municipality\npursuant to a franchise other than a franchise express or implied in\narticles of incorporation upon certain streets designated in such\nfranchise, those facts shall also be certified, and a certified copy of\nsuch franchise furnished to the commissioner; (e) provided, that, if\nsuch motor vehicle is an altered livery, the applicant shall so furnish\na certified copy of the length of the center panel of such vehicle,\nprovided, however, that the commissioner shall require such proof, as he\nmay determine is necessary, in the application for registration and\nprovided further, if the center panel of such vehicle exceeds one\nhundred inches, the commissioner shall require proof that such vehicle\nis in compliance with all applicable federal and state motor vehicle\nsafety standards; and (f) such additional facts or evidence as the\ncommissioner may require in connection with the application for\nregistration. Every owner of a trailer shall also make application for\nthe registration thereof in the manner herein provided for an\napplication to register a motor vehicle, but shall contain a statement\nshowing the manufacturer's number or other identification satisfactory\nto the commissioner and no number plate for a trailer issued under the\nprovisions of subdivision three of section four hundred two of this\nchapter shall be transferred to or used upon any other trailer than the\none for which number plate is issued. The commissioner shall require\nproof, in the application for registration, or otherwise, as such\ncommissioner may determine, that the motor vehicle for which\nregistration is applied for is equipped with lights conforming in all\nrespects to the requirements of this chapter, and no motor vehicle shall\nbe registered unless it shall appear by such proofs that such motor\nvehicle is equipped with proper lights as aforesaid. The said\napplication shall contain or be accompanied by such evidence of the\nownership of the motor vehicle described in the application as may be\nrequired by the commissioner or his agent and which, with respect to new\nvehicles, shall include, unless otherwise specifically provided by the\ncommissioner, the manufacturer's statement of origin. Applications\nreceived by an agent of the commissioner shall be forwarded to the\ncommissioner as he shall direct for filing. No application for\nregistration shall be accepted unless the applicant is at least sixteen\nyears of age.\n 2. Registration record. Upon the receipt of a sufficient application\nfor registration of a motor
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