540 CMR 15.02
Features
All Certificates of Origin for new vehicles sold in the Commonwealth shall contain the following
security features:
(1) Paper:
(a) Security Thread, with or without watermark, or Intaglio Print, with or without latent image, or
both.
(b) Sensitized Security Paper: paper that is reactive to chemicals commonly used to alter
documents.
(c) Non-Optical Brightener Paper: paper without added optical brighteners which will not
fluoresce under ultraviolet light.
(2) Engraved Border: a border produced from engraved artwork which shall appear on the front of
the document.
(3) Printing: printing shall be prismatic, rainbow printing which is used as a deterrent to color copying;
or copy void pantograph, with the word "VOID" appearing when the document is copied, or both.
(4) Complex Colors: colors which are developed by using a mixture of two or more of the primary
colors (red, yellow, or blue) and black if required.
(5) Erasable Florescent Background Inks: ink that fluoresces under ultraviolet light and reacts to any
attempt to erase in such a manner as to be immediately detectable.
(6) Background Security Design: a repetitious design consisting of a pattern which hinders
counterfeiting efforts.
(7) Micro line: a line of small alpha characters in capital letters which requires a magnifying glass to
read.
(8) Consecutively Numbered: documents that contain a number which is consecutively numbered for
control purposes.