Ch. 5 Regulating Vehicles Flashcards
1
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Operate or allow to remain includes
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Push, draw, tow
2
Q
90/9 unregistered motor vehicle covers vehicles and
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Trailers
3
Q
Do trailers have to be insured in order to be registered?
A
Yes
4
Q
Are officers required by statute or RMV policy to tow an unregistered vehicle
A
No
5
Q
The burden to prove that a vehicle was unregistered falls on the
A
Commonwealth
6
Q
Without adequate insurance, a nonresident may only operate their vehicle in Massachusetts for a maximum of
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30 days
7
Q
Any vehicle owned by a non-resident used in connection with a Massachusetts business must be registered in
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Massachusetts
8
Q
An out-of-state vehicle may not be operated by a resident of Massachusetts for more than ____ days in a _______
A
30 days
Calendar year
9
Q
Upon obtaining residence in Massachusetts, a nonresident must register his vehicle in mass within
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30 days
10
Q
The student obligation for nonresident college and high school students occurs during what dates
A
September 1-August 31
11
Q
Schools must maintain a register of students with out-of-state insurance and allow police inspection at reasonable times. Schools must issue a decal to each student which shall be fixed to
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Uppermost center portion of the windshield
12
Q
The purchaser of a motor vehicle has ___ days to transfer his Herra registration and insurance coverage
A
7
13
Q
The seven day transfer period starts on the day of transfer and last until
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5pm on the 7th day
14
Q
A proper bill of sale must list (5)
A
Seller
Buyer
VIN
Date of sale
Price
15
Q
In order to be complete, a transfer of ownership will include
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Physically moving the vehicle to its new owner
16
Q
____________ means that the vehicle is a total loss by reason of theft without recovery, damage beyond repair, burning or otherwise
A
Lose possession
17
Q
Our violations of the seven day rule sufficient evidence that the vehicle is unregistered and the plates are attached?
A
Yes
18
Q
Do industrial vehicles need a registration?
A
No
19
Q
Do golf carts need a registration
A
No
20
Q
Do agricultural vehicles need a registration?
A
No
21
Q
90/5 allows registrations to be issued to certain businesses, including (5)
A
Dealers
Farmers
Contractors
Repairman
Transporters
22
Q
Vehicles and trailers registered in another state must also be registered in Massachusetts if they are (3)
A
Owned by nonresidence
Registered in another state
Possessed by or under control of mass resident for more than 30 days (non consecutive) in a calendar year
23
Q
For dual register vehicles, the mass registration must be kept in the vehicle or carried by the operator in the other states registration is
A
Governed by that state
24
Q
For dual registered vehicles, one registration may be fixed the vehicle and the other may be displayed where
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In rear window
25
What type of insurance do dual register vehicles need?
Must have out-of-state insurance that meets the minimum mass requirements and is mass approved agency
26
If a dual vehicle is registered and titled out of state does it still need a mass title?
No
27
Dual registered vehicles must comply with mass state inspection requirements and must obtain an inspection sticker within ___ days of registration
7
28
Temporary registrations are valid for no more than
20 days
29
The color-coded registration sticker illustrates when the registration
Expires
30
Any motor vehicle or trailer may remain upon way between ____pm on the date its registration expires, and ____pm the following day
12pm
12pm
31
Any person who owns a vehicle or trailer general registration must display a decal showing _______ has been paid
Sales tax
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Sales tax decal must be placed on
Vehicle not plate
33
Failure to comply with decal requirements is considered
Unregistered
34
What is the one exception to decal possession?
Possession of a receipt if the decal has not yet been issued by the RMV
35
What vehicles are exempt from compliance decal?
Government vehicles
36
Any nonresident motorist who has a valid out-of-state registration, but who fails to maintain adequate insurance should be cited for
Operating uninsured vehicle 90/34J
37
What is the most common general distinguishing plate?
Dealer
38
Can number plate issued to a licensed dealer be lawfully loaned for use on a vehicle not owned or controlled by him
No
39
Can someone loan a vehicle with a dealer general registration?
Yes just can’t loan the plate itself
40
Vehicle with a dealer registration may only be loaned for a maximum of
5 consecutive days
41
Any vehicle displaying a temporary plate after the expiration date is sufficient evidence of
Unregistered vehicle
42
Temporary plates typically last for ____ days
12
43
When do dealer plates expire?
Annually on March 31
44
When do farmer plates expire?
Annually on September 30
45
To use a farmer plate you must have have a minimum __ acre farm or __acre forest
5 farm
10 forest
46
Do farmer plates need a compliance decal
Yes
47
When do owner contractor plates expire?
Annually on June 30
48
Owner contractor plates must be for a person owning a fleet of ___ or more vehicles
10
49
When do repair plates expire?
Annually on December 31
50
A repair may only use a repair plate for personal use when (4)
Vehicle owned by him
Primarily used in business
Displays valid compliance detail
Displays repairs, name and shop location
51
Can a repair plate be used on two vehicles at the same time
Yes
52
Can a repair plate be used on a tow truck to tow an unregistered vehicle?
Yes
53
Can a tow truck with a commercial plate be used to tow an unregistered vehicle?
No unless there is a repair plate attached to the vehicle being towed
54
A “ramp truck” with a commercial registration may carry an unregistered vehicle provided that
None of the carried vehicles wheels are on the road
55
When do transporter plates expire?
June 30
56
And misuse of a general registration plate should be charged as violation of
90/23 attaching plates
57
The RMV may revoke the vehicle for not less than
12 months
58
Right of arrest for establish and misrepresent residency 90/3 1/2
Criminal option- citation and complaint
Civil option- issue $505 citation
59
Who should be issued citation for company registered vehicles
Person that owns the vehicle and chose to register
60
RMV action for attaching or concealing plates
None
61
Attaching plates right of arrest
Complaint
62
Should Police seize attached plates?
Yes
63
Is a car sitting in a driveway, subject to enforcement for attaching plates
Yes
64
Is a car sitting in a driveway with obscured plates separate two enforcement
Yes
65
If officers learn that an out-of-state plate is attached on the wrong vehicle. What should they charge?
90/23 attaching just like with MA plates
66
If a dealer plate is improperly put on a personal car. What is the violation?
Attaching plates 90/23
67
Right of arrest for stealing registration plate 266/139
Arrest on PC
68
A suspect that knowingly puts a stolen plate on his vehicle, but lacks proof that he is the one who stole the plate should be charged under
90/23 attaching
266/60 receiving stolen property
NOT stealing registration plate
69
Can proof that the suspect is the one who stole a registration plate be based on circumstantial evidence
Yes
70
Can you stop a vehicle for an obscured plate if the license plate is tilted
Yes
71
Can you stop a car if you can read the plate number but you know that the tinted cover would block the reflective quality of the plate at night
Yes
72
Improper display charge
90/6
73
A rear plate must have a white light and be visible for at least ___ feet at
60ft at night
74
CMVI fine for plates not securely attached, one plate, and improper display
$40
75
To get dealer plates, the dealer must have a fleet of at least ___ vehicles for sale
20
76
Can dealer plates be issued to an applicant operating a business out of a residence
No
77
When do dealers have to allow Police to conduct spot checks?
During business hours
78
When is a buyer no longer able to operate with a dealer plate?
When the dealer has signed a purchase and sale agreement
79
Can dealers use dealer plates on vehicles (service vehicle,tow truck) that they use as business equipment
No, they must be separately registered
80
Can a co-owner spouse use a dealer plate
Yes
81
Dealership employees, whose duties involved the sale of vehicles can use dealer plates provided that they work at least (hrs/wk)
20 hours per week
82
Whenever a dealer owned vehicle is operated for personal use while displaying a dealer plate it must display
All sales notices and stickers
83
For misuse of a dealer plate officers should charge under and write what on the citation.
Charge under attaching plates
Write misuse of dealer plate
84
Aside from issuing criminal complaint what should officers do when they encounter misuse of a dealer plate
Confiscate the plates, inventory and tow the vehicle
85
Vehicles being stopped with _______plates or ________ plates are often operated by known gang members hustlers, and person who want to avoid mass law
Out of state dealer plates
Transporter plates
86
When stopped out-of-state dealer plates, the operator must have the vehicle folder containing (3)
Title
Bill of sale
Odemeter disclosure
87
When stopping out of state dealer plates, officers should record the (3)
VIN
Mileage
Operator license number
88
________ plates are used to move vehicles from the purchase location to the customer or simply from one place to another
Transporter
89
An example of a company that uses transporter plates
Repossession company
90
If an operator with transporter plates says that he is selling or buying it is evidence of
Illegal misuse
91
A motorist’s lies during a police investigation regarding the misuse of dealer plate constitutes what felony
268/13B misleading a police officer
92
Who are the experts on dealer and transporter plates?
State police vehicle services section
93
What statue regulates general registrations
90/5
94
For out-of-state dealer or transporter plates with no proper documentation or clear improper use, what is the enforcement?
Confiscate plates
Tow vehicle
Charge: unregistered, attaching, uninsured
95
Dealers can provide temporary plates for vehicle purchases who have met and insurance requirements. Plates are valid for no more than
20 days
96
Transportation, network companies (Uber and Lyft) must retain incident reports for how long
7 years
97
Uber and Lyft drivers must affix a detail where on the vehicle
Front and rear
98
Uber and Lyft must provide what information to a rider
Driver name, picture and license plate number
99
TNC drivers must be at least ___years old, have TNC insurance coverage, and not (2)
21 years old
Not be a sex offender or have a bad driver history
100
Do TNC drivers have to disclose upon request that they are providing services at the time of a crash?
Yes
101
Right of arrest for failing to display a decal on TNC vehicle
$500 fine
102
Right of arrest for improper solicitation of TNC rides
$500 fine
103
Enforcement for a TNC driver, not having a TNC background certificate
$500 to driver
Criminal complaint against company
104
Right of arrest for misrepresentation of a TNC driver (using another’s TNC cert)
Criminal complaint
105
Right of arrest for TNC driver failing to produce proof of transportation network certificate to Police
Complaint
106
A vehicle needs commercial plates if it has business advertisements or markings unless they refer to (2)
Charitable or religious organization
107
Enforcement for a commercial vehicle it doesn’t have commercial plates
$35 fine and can file immediate threat
108
What organization is the exemption to commercial plates?
Car sharing organization (ex zipcar) can display passenger plates
109
An antique motor vehicle is over ___ years old
25
110
Can a motorcycle qualify as antique car
Yes
111
A custom vehicle has a year of manufacturer that is after
1948
112
Street rod has a year of manufacturer prior to
1949
113
The model year is indicated on a vehicle certificate of origin. If no certificate, how should you obtain the model year?
Use the model year the body most closely resembles
114
An antique vehicle may display two plates
Antique plate
Year of manufacture plate
115
Can an antique truck plate be approved for an antique car plate
Yes
116
Can an antique motorcycle plate be placed on an antique car
No it may only be attached to motorcycle
117
What document identifies the actual owner of a specific vehicle?
A certificate of title
118
Strongest action for unauthorized use or possession of title 90/32
Compensate document and criminal complaint
119
How long do vehicle dealers have to keep records of vehicles bought, sold, exchanged, or received
5 years
120
The application for a new title for vehicle or trailer must be made within ___ days of acquisition
10
121
In the case of a duplicate, the registrar will not issue the title to a transfer until ___ days after the application
15
122
When is the vehicle considered a total loss salvage motor vehicle
When damaged beyond what is economically reasonable to repair or when stolen and unrecovered
123
What document indicates a vehicle is declared a total loss
Salvage title
124
If an unrecovered vehicle is at some future time recovered and in an operating condition, a new title would state
Recovered vehicle theft
125
All vehicles, trailers and semi trailers manufactured since ____ must display a VIN
1978
126
Right of arrest intentionally altering a VIN
felony
127
Right of arrest transferring tampered VIN
Felony
128
Right of arrest receiving tampered VIN
Arrest on PC
129
What is the only organization that has information from automobile manufacturers concerning all VIN
National insurance crime bureau
130
Where must military personnel get vehicle insurance?
Where they register their vehicle
131
Who has the burden to prove that a vehicle is on registered?
Commonwealth
132
Is a written certification of no policy admissible in court to prove an uninsured vehicle offense
Yes
133
Who has the burden to prove uninsured vehicle for a nonresident
Motorist
134
Right of arrest for a licensed vehicle damage appraiser that fraudulently inflates appraisal
Felony
135
Right of arrest for a vehicle repair shop that fraudulently inflates charges for repairing a damage motor vehicle
Felony
136
Right of arrest fraudulent motor vehicle insurance claim
Felony
137
Falsifying applications for commercial vehicle insurance so that clients with only Brazilian drivers license can get insurance constitutes what crimes
Insurance fraud
Larceny by false presence
138
Right of arrest for setting a vehicle on fire or telling someone else to set it on fire for the purpose of defrauding insurance
Felony
139
Right of arrest removal of motor vehicle to defraud an insurer
Felony
140
What must an owner do whenever their vehicle is burned
Submit a form to the fire department
141
Right of arrest for acting as a runner or employing someone else to act as a runner to procure clients/patients for insurance fraud
Felony
