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5. Further information as reasonably required by the depart-
ment to enable it to determine if the owner is entitled to a certificate
of title.

(b)    If the application refers to a new vehicle, the application
shall be accompanied by the manufacturer's certificate of origin as-
signed by the transferror to the transferee, or if the vehicle was
acquired in another state whose laws do not provide for a manu-
facturer's certificate of origin, the application shall be accompanied
by a certified bill of sale, or other documents required by law in
the state in which the vehicle was acquired showing any security
interest retained by the seller or created at the time of sale to secure
the payment of the purchase price.

(c)    If the application refers to a vehicle which was specially
constructed or reconstructed, or to a foreign vehicle which was pre-
viously titled or registered in another state or country, the applica-
tion shall contain or be accompanied by:

1.    Any certificate of title issued by the other state or country;

2.    If the other state or country does not issue a certificate of
title with respect to vehicles of the type to which the application
refers, a certified bill of sale and any registration documents issued
by that state or country;

3.    Any information or documents the department reasonably re-
quires to establish the ownership of the vehicle and the existence or
non-existence of security interests in it; and

4. The certificate of a person authorized by the department that
the identifying number of the vehicle has been inspected and found
to conform to the description given in the application, or any other
proof of the identity of the vehicle the department reasonably re-
quires.

(d)    Every application shall be accompanied by any certificate of
title of the vehicle which may previously have been issued by this
or any other state, and which is still outstanding.

§ 3-105. Examination of records.

The department upon receiving application for a certificate of
title, shall check the identifying number of the vehicle shown in the
application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained
by section 3-106 and against the record of stolen vehicles required to
be maintained by section 4-105.

§ 3-106. Issuance and records.

(a)    The department shall file each application received and, if
satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant
is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, and after receiving
the prescribed fees, shall issue a certificate of title of the vehicle.

(b)    The department shall maintain a record of all certificates of
title issued by it:

1.    Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle;

2.    Under the identifying number of the vehicle, or if a distinguish-
ing number has been assigned to it pursuant to section 3-106.1,
under the distinguishing number; and