New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter H - Classification Of Vehicles And Regulation Of Nonvehicular Devices › Part 102 - Limited Use Vehicles › Section 102.8 - Manufacturer's responsibility and certification

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Definitions:
(1) Producer. An entity which actually
				  fabricates or makes limited use vehicles.
(2) Manufacturer. A producer of limited use
				  vehicles, or a distributor, importer, subsidiary of the producer or similar
				  entity designated by the producer and approved by the commissioner as the agent
				  of the producer and approved by the commissioner as the agent of the producer
				  for the purpose of complying with the requirements of this Part.
(3) Manufacturer's statement of origin. A
				  document issued by a manufacturer, the form and content of which is approved by
				  the commissioner, which identifies a specific limited use vehicle, including
				  the maximum performance and identifying year, and which is used by the
				  manufacturer to initially transfer that limited use vehicle.
(4) Model. The name under which a series of
				  limited use vehicles is advertised and sold. A model may contain a number of
				  sub-models, and a model may or may not be different than a trade
				  name.
(5) Sub-model. If a model is
				  manufactured with different maximum performance speeds, limited use vehicles in
				  each different maximum performance speed category shall be a sub-model. Each
				  maximum performance speed creates a different sub-model which must be certified
				  separately.
Example:Klubnik Motors located in Lalala Republic creates
					 Zippy limited use motorcycles which are imported into New York by Moiety
					 Importing Corp. Moiety modifies Zippy limited use motorcycles so that some have
					 a maximum performance speed of 29 m.p.h., some have a maximum performance speed
					 of 24 m.p.h. and some have a maximum performance speed of 19 m.p.h.. Moiety
					 creates the statements or origin. Moiety advertises all Zippy limited use
					 motorcycles as Vizzies. Klubnik Motors designated Moiety Importing Corp. as its
					 agent for complying with New York laws and regulations. Klubnik Motors is the
					 producer. Moiety Importing Corp. is the manufacturer. Zippy is the trade name.
					 Vizzie is the model. Zippy Vizzie with maximum performance speed of 29 m.p.h is
					 one sub-model. Zippy Vizzie with maximum performance speed of 24 m.p.h is a
					 second sub-model. Zippy Vizzie with maximum performance speed of 19 m.p.h is a
					 third sub-model.
(6) Time
				  of manufacture. The time at which the maximum performance speed of a limited
				  use vehicle is established by the manufacturer.
(7) Trade name. The name used by the producer
				  to identify its limited use vehicles, regardless of model.
(8) Identifying year. The calendar year used
				  by the manufacturer to designate the year classification of the limited use
				  vehicle. Such year may be the time of manufacture or it may be the time at
				  which the manufacturer's statement of origin is issued.