Code of Massachusetts Regulations
540 CMR - REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Title 540 CMR 15.00 - Specifications For Vehicle Manufacturer's Certificates Of Origin
Section 15.02 - Security Features

Universal Citation: 540 MA Code of Regs 540.15

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

All Certificates of Origin for new vehicles sold in the Commonwealth shall contain the following security features:

(1) Paper:

(a) Security Thread, with or without watermark, or Intaglio Print, with or without latent image, or both.

(b) Sensitized Security Paper: paper that is reactive to chemicals commonly used to alter documents.

(c) Non-Optical Brightener Paper: paper without added optical brighteners which will not fluoresce under ultraviolet light.

(2) Engraved Border: a border produced from engraved artwork which shall appear on the front of the document.

(3) Printing: printing shall be prismatic, rainbow printing which is used as a deterrent to color copying; or copy void pantograph, with the word "VOID" appearing when the document is copied, or both.

(4) Complex Colors: colors which are developed by using a mixture of two or more of the primary colors (red, yellow, or blue) and black if required.

(5) Erasable Florescent Background Inks: ink that fluoresces under ultraviolet light and reacts to any attempt to erase in such a manner as to be immediately detectable.

(6) Background Security Design: a repetitious design consisting of a pattern which hinders counterfeiting efforts.

(7) Micro line: a line of small alpha characters in capital letters which requires a magnifying glass to read.

(8) Consecutively Numbered: documents that contain a number which is consecutively numbered for control purposes.

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