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.)