Validity of registration: Powers and duties of Department and registered dealers. The Department and the officers and deputies thereof and registered dealers shall examine and to the best of their ability determine the genuineness and regularity of every registration and transfer of registration of a vehicle as provided in this chapter, in order that every certificate issued for a vehicle must contain true statements of the ownership thereof, and to prevent the registration of a vehicle by any person not entitled thereto. The Department or a registered dealer may require any applicant to furnish such information in addition to that contained in the application as may be necessary to satisfy the Department of the truth and regularity of the application.
Last modified: February 25, 2006