The department, at its discretion, may assign to the vehicle of any person who surrenders his registration certificate, as herein provided, and who desires to register a like vehicle, the registration number in the surrendered certificate, or the number given in the statement as herein provided for in the case of loss.
Source. 1911, 133:2. 1917, 229:2. 1921, 119:2. PL 100:9. 1939, 132:4. RL 116:15. RSA 260:21. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.