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168.321 NEW VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S STATEMENT.
(a) The registrar may refuse to register any new vehicle unless the manufacturer thereof
has filed the sworn statement herein provided for the model of the motor vehicle offered for
registration. The registrar shall have authority to determine the weight of any vehicle on which
the record of the manufacturer's shipping weight is not available in the office.
(b) Every manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold or offered for sale within this state shall
each year file with the registrar a sworn statement showing the various models manufactured,
the manufacturer's shipping weights including the weight of automatic transmissions where such
equipment is offered as optional equipment and not included in the shipping weight, the beginning
serial or identification number of each model or series if manufactured on a yearly model basis, or
if not manufactured on a yearly model basis, the formula or method used to determine the year of
model, and such other information as the registrar deems necessary. Upon the introduction of any
new models during the year, the manufacturer shall in like manner file a new statement setting
forth the required information for each new model.
(c) The information furnished in the manufacturer's statement may be considered by the
registrar as prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.
History: 1961 c 120 s 1; 1986 c 444

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