The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-10

q tire 10 regarded by the depart
ment as q temporary measure and
not o real "repair Job"
Tho provision that leach such
iicensoe shall, instead of register.
Ing each motor vehicle owned By
him or temporarily In his custody,
make application to tho commits.
sIoncr for o general distinguishing
registration number and mark" IN
interpreted TO require each H.
ecnsoe, II q dealer, 20 have at least
ono set OF registration plates Gov.
cring the distinguishing number
and mark assigned by the commits.
sioner TO such lleonsoe. Section
two allows q dealer or repairor to
take out u passenger car reglstra.
ton In connection with his business
but no cannot substitute q CONNER.
ciai registration for this passenger
car permit. The attorney. generals
offie0 says, In part. 1--WE SEQ moth
Ing In tho act 70 prohibit u dealer
or ropairer who Ia also engaged In
trucking or tho delivering OF NOR.
ehandiso by motor vehicle, from
procuring. apart from his business
licensed under tho provisions OF tho
act, registrations for commercial
motor vehicles. These might BIO
used In towing provided the dis.
tInguiahing number plato In at
tachod." However, the loan Of tho
number plates would not extend TO
public service Vehicles or TO com.
moreial vehicles carrying q pay
load.
Tho commissionor In empowered
to mako q ruling requiring that
any motor vehicle supposedly dis
ablcd or under repair 10 DO prop.
eriy registered and In the custody
OF the ropairer before tho latter
can loan motor vehicle or number
plates TO the car owner for tom
portray use on another car. This Ia
TO prevent anyone leaving q wreck
Of u car with tho ropairor and get
ting the loan OF tho repairor'h
markers. II Will not DO legal,
however, for tho repairer to loan
markers for uso on public service
vchicles, commercial motor vohi.
cies or o m0tro vehicle which has
not been perchasod although IL IN
not considered u loan whore n
dem onstra ton IL being made pend.
Ing u sale.
because applications for repair:
ers' licenses have been received
from persons under twenty.one
years OF age an opinion was sought
on their status and the decision re-
turned that Two are Of the opinion
that q minor could apply for and
receive % repaIrcr's license but he
could not receive any type OF mo-
tor vohicle registration unless tho
pr0ViHiOns of section 1851 were
complied with" ana these provi-
slons deny registration OF q motor
vehicle By u minor unless such
person shall nj opr0of Of financial
responsibility together with cor.
tihcate signed by either or both CT
tho parents, as the commissioner
may require. or tho legal guardian
OF such person, approving Or re-
questing the registration OF such
motor vehicle"
An important point stressed IN
the bulletin states that ropairor
Ia not required to take out q act OF
markers unless 40 disposed. A
dealer ls required TO have NJ least
ono set Of registration plates cover.
Ing the distinguishing number and
mark assigned by tho commission
or TO such ilcensce.
Any dealer now In possession OF
more plates than IL necessary for
the conduct Of hiA business, may.
Under the provisions OF the new
law, return his surplus plates and
receive q rebate from the depart.
ment for them. II, however. ne IA
registered m a dealer he must re.
| tain mt least one set,