Instructions:
Enter a three letter abbreviation indicating the type of vehicle registration.
Definition:
Indicates the type of vehicle registration and associated plate, based on vehicle type and usage.
Rationale:
This element is critical in providing linkage between the crash and motor vehicle registration files in order to access the motor vehicle identification number.
| Code | Definition |
| PAN | Passenger: Normal |
| PAR | Passenger: Reserved |
| PAS | Passenger: Specialty (Antique, Veteran, Environmental, Sports, Spay & Neuter, Breast Cancer, United We Stand, etc.) |
| PAV | Passenger: Vanity |
| PAY | Passenger: Year of Manufacture (Antique plate with year stamped; AN gets added to the beginning of plate number on registration) |
| CON | Commercial: Normal (Plates starting with SR are for snow removal; HR for hearse) |
| COR | Commercial: Reserved |
| COV | Commercial: Vanity |
| MCN | Motorcycle: Normal |
| MCR | Motorcycle: Reserved |
| MCS | Motorcycle: Specialty |
| MCV | Motorcycle: Vanity |
| AHN | Camper: Normal |
| AHR | Camper: Reserved |
| AHV | Camper: Vanity |
| AMN | Ambulance: Normal (includes Animal Ambulance) |
| AMR | Ambulance: Reserved |
| LVN | Livery: Normal |
| LVR | Livery: Reserved |
| LVV | Livery: Vanity |
| SPN | School Pupil: Normal |
| TAN | Taxi: Normal |
| TAR | Taxi: Reserved |
| TRN | Trailer: Normal (not used on Camper trailers) |
| TRR | Trailer: Reserved |
| VPN | VA |
Other Related Fields
Data Quality Audit Results
| Report Type | Acceptable | Inconsistent | Invalid | Empty | ||||
| Local Police (electronic) | 611 | 98.9% | 5 | 0.8% | – | – | 2 | 0.3% |
| Local Police (paper) | 624 | 98.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| State Police (electronic) | 605 | 97.3% | 10 | 1.6% | – | – | 7 | 1.1% |
| Total | 1840 | 98.0% | 24 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.6% |