THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1969

under the factory identification number for such makes
of vehicles as are so identified, or under the factory serial
number for such makes of vehicles as are so identified
until the manufacturers thereof adopt and use an identifi-
cation number.

13. (EXAMINATION OF REGISTRATION REC-
ORDS AND INDEX OF STOLEN AND RECOVERED
VEHICLES. ) THE DEPARTMENT UPON RECEIV-
ING APPLICATION FOR ORIGINAL REGISTRATION
OF A PRIVATE PASSENGER VEHICLE OR ANY CER-
TIFICATE OF TITLE SHALL FIRST CHECK THE
[ENGINE AND] SERIAL NUMBER SHOWN IN THE
APPLICATION AGAINST THE INDICES OF REGIS-
TERED MOTOR VEHICLES AND AGAINST THE IN-
DEX OF STOLEN AND RECOVERED MOTOR VEHI-
CLES REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY THIS
ARTICLE.

(A)

(2) A DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUD-
ING, IN SO FAR AS THE HEREINAFTER SPECIFIED
DATA MAY EXIST WITH RESPECT TO A GIVEN
VEHICLE, THE MAKE, THE MODEL, TYPE OF
BODY, THE NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, [THE EN-
GINE NUMBER (EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF COM-
MERCIAL VEHICLES) ] AND THE SERIAL NUMBER
OF THE VEHICLE.

25.

(B) THE REGISTRATION CARD SHALL BE DE-
LIVERED TO THE OWNER AND SHALL CONTAIN
THE DATE ISSUED, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF
THE OWNER, THE REGISTRATION NUMBER AS-
SIGNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE CLASSIFICATION
AND/OR WEIGHT FOR WHICH REGISTERED [AND
IN THE CASE OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES], THE
FACTORY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FOR SUCH
MAKES OF VEHICLES AS ARE SO IDENTIFIED, OR
THE FACTORY SERIAL NUMBER FOR SUCH MAKES
OF VEHICLES AS ARE SO IDENTIFIED UNTIL THE
MANUFACTURERS THEREOF ADOPT AND USE AN
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

34. (REGULATIONS GOVERNING CHANGE OF
ENGINES. ) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED
TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE SUCH REGISTRATION
RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED