The application shall not be granted by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles until he or she is satisfied that the person applying for the assignment of such new identifying number is the rightful owner of the motor vehicle described in the application.
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 23, § 1702
Assignment of new number
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