2006 New York Code - Registration Of Tow Trucks.

 
    § 401-b. Registration  of  tow  trucks. Every motor vehicle engaged in
  commercial towing in this state shall be registered and identified as  a
  tow truck, as hereinafter provided. No motor vehicle shall be registered
  as  a tow truck unless it shall have a gross vehicle weight rating of at
  least  eighty-six  hundred  pounds  and   the   application   for   such
  registration  is  accompanied by proof of financial security which shall
  meet the requirements of article six of this chapter.   Upon payment  of
  the  fees  set  forth in schedule H of subdivision seven of section four
  hundred one of this article, such a motor  vehicle  shall  be  issued  a
  license  plate  identifying  it  as a "tow truck". It shall constitute a
  class A misdemeanor to engage in commercial towing with a tow truck that
  is not registered pursuant to this section.