VTL 401-B — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 401-A In-transit permits up ARTICLE 14 Registration of Motor Vehicles next SECTION 402 Distinctive number; form of number plates; trailers Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 401-B Registration of tow trucks Vehicle & Traffic (VAT) CHAPTER 71, TITLE 4, ARTICLE 14 § 401-b. Registration of tow trucks. Every motor vehicle engaged in commercial towing in this state shall be registered and identified as a tow truck, as hereinafter provided. No motor vehicle shall be registered as a tow truck unless it shall have a gross vehicle weight rating of at least eighty-six hundred pounds and the application for such registration is accompanied by proof of financial security which shall meet the requirements of article six of this chapter. Upon payment of the fees set forth in schedule H of subdivision seven of section four hundred one of this article, such a motor vehicle shall be issued a license plate identifying it as a "tow truck". It shall constitute a class A misdemeanor to engage in commercial towing with a tow truck that is not registered pursuant to this section.