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safety activities . These sections were added in recognition of re quirements of the 1966 Federal Highway Safety Act . At the same time , provisions for the establishment of a state highway patrol within the department of motor vehicles in each state were deleted , and the remaining general provisions on the administration of the motor vehicle code in each state were renumbered .

There were no significant revisions in 1968 of Chapters 3 , 4 , and 5 . Chapter 3 deals with titling and registering vehicles . The more significant areas covered are issuance of certificates of title , perfection of security interests , annual registration and issuance of plates , and reciprocity for vehicles registered in another state . Chapter 4 on anti - theft defines such offenses as unauthorized use of vehicles , tampering , removing or falsifying engine or vehicle numbers , and altering or counterfeiting titles . Chapter 5 requires dealers , wreckers , and rebuilders of vehicles to be licensed and maintain certain records .

Chapter 6 on driver licensing was extensively revised in 1968 by eliminating the operator - chauffeur distinction and replacing it with licensing based on the qualifications required to drive a particular type of vehicle . The classes of licenses are not specified in the Code ; rather , it is contemplated that they will be established administratively and indicated on each person ' s license card .

Unlike some state laws at the present time , the 1968 Code requires each state department of motor vehicles to determine the minimum qualifications a person must possess and to establish the various classifications of vehicles accordingly . ( See UVC $ 6 – 104 [ b ] . ) It was felt that establishing such classifications in the UVC , or in state laws , was not so practical or so desirable as leaving these determinations to an executive agency , which can easily and without frequent legislative changes adjust the classifications as may be necessary both to reflect experience in the state and to accommodate the future development of new types of vehicles . Though uniformity might be better served by establishing the various classifications of vehicles in the Code , the problems atten dant upon such inflexibility might materially impair future efforts to improve the quality of driver performance and would require frequent attention by the National Committee and each state legislature . Whether such classifications are established by the legislature or an executive agency in each state , it is imperative

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