New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 15. Department of Motor Vehicles |
Chapter I. Regulations of the Commissioner |
Subchapter H. Classification of Vehicles and Regulation of Nonvehicular Devices |
Part 106. Passenger and Commercial Registrations |
Sec. 106.2. Commercial registration
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- The following vehicles require commercial registration:(a) Animal ambulance.A commercial type vehicle with boxes, cages or other equipment used to carry sick or injured animals.(b) Armored truck.A truck with bullet resistant features used for transporting money or other valuables, even if equipped with a rear side window and rear seat.(c) Cab and chassis.An operational vehicle without a body or fifth wheel.(d) Glazier's truck.A truck, including a van type of truck, equipped with racks for transporting glass, even if equipped with a rear side window and rear seat.(e) Modified car.A vehicle originally of the passenger type but with all the seats behind the driver permanently removed, and a box or rack for carrying goods permanently installed in its place.(f) Modified station wagon.A station wagon with all seats and seat fittings behind the driver completely removed.(g) [Reserved](h) Specialized use truck.A vehicle with special equipment but which does not qualify as a special purpose commercial vehicle, such as a self-propelled air compressor, buzz saw or cable reel truck.(i) Tow truck.A vehicle with special equipment to raise and pull another vehicle behind it.(j) Truck.A vehicle constructed or specially equipped for the transportation of goods, wares and merchandise, regardless of seating capacity within the cab. Examples of trucks are pick-ups, stake bodies, cargo vans and self-propelled tank vehicles.(k) Van or cargo van.An enclosed vehicle constructed or specially equipped for the transportation of goods, wares and merchandise. (See section 106.3[d] on how to modify a van to qualify for a passenger registration.)