New Registration Wizard - Enter Vehicle Identification Step

Use the Enter Vehicle Identification Step to register a vehicle not previously registered to the registrant, meaning the vehicle is new to the owner. You can enter the plate number, plate type, Vehicle Identification Number and the class code during this step. The table following the panel example describes the data entry for this step in the New Registration Wizard.

Notes:

For general information about using wizards, see the Wizard - Introduction.
For more information about working with data in fields, see the Data Entry Guidelines.

Directions:

To display the Enter Vehicle Identification Step in the Data Entry Panel:

1. Open the New Registration Wizard.

2. To navigate to the step that you want to maintain:

Click Enter Vehicle Identification in the Steps Panel.
Or, click Next or click Back until the data that you want to maintain displays in the Data Entry Panel.

Data Entry Panel - Enter Vehicle Identification Step Example:

Data Entry Panel - Enter Vehicle Identification Step Prompts Tip: To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for that field name.
Plate Number	Enter the vehicle license plate number. (up to 8 characters) REQUIRED Notes: The plate number is verified for the registration Class code. In addition, if the town is authorized to distribute plates and the plate type is new, lost or replacement, then the system verifies that the plate number is in inventory and can recognize if the plate has been issued previously.
Plate Type	To specify the type of plate, click a choice in the drop-down list.
Special Case VIN	To specify the VIN is a special case, click to select the box. Or, to indicate the VIN is not a special case, leave the box blank.
Special Case VIN Type	If you selected Special Case VIN above, click to select from the drop-down list the type of VIN to generate. Note: This field is only active if you select Special Case VIN.
VIN	Enter the vehicle identification number. Or, press [TAB] to skip this field, if applicable. (up to 17 characters) REQUIRED
Class	Enter the defined code that uniquely identifies the Class Code. REQUIRED Notes: To search for a Class Code, click Search or press [CTRL + f]. To create a new Class Code, click Fast Access Maintenance or press [CTRL + o].
Sub-Class	If you selected a Class Code from the list, the associated sub-class automatically displays. Or, enter the defined code for the sub-class for the registration. REQUIRED Notes: To search for a Class Code with the desired Sub-Class, click Search or press [CTRL + f]. To create a new Sub-Class Code, click Fast Access Maintenance or press [CTRL + o].
Vehicle Weight	Enter the registered vehicle weight, if applicable. Note: The Vehicle Weight only pertains to certain Class Codes.
Low End Weight	Displays the low end of the vehicle weight range for the entered Class Code.
High End Weight	Displays the high end vehicle weight range for the entered Class Code.
Year	Enter the year the vehicle was manufactured. (4.0 numeric) REQUIRED Note: The year is verified based on the VIN entered below.
	To display the previous step, click Back. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + b]
	To display the next step, click Next or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + n]
	To close the wizard without validating or saving the data, click Close.