Title VAT, Vehicle & Traffic

§ 2129. Stolen, converted, recovered and unclaimed vehicles. (a)\nPolice or peace officer's report. A peace officer, when acting pursuant\nto his special duties, or police officer who learns of the theft of a\nvehicle not since recovered, or of the recovery of a vehicle whose th…

§ 213. Terms occurring in contracts and other documents. Whenever the\nbureau of motor vehicles in the department of taxation and finance is\nreferred to or designated in any contract or document, such reference or\ndesignation shall be deemed to mean and refer to the department…

§ 2130. Offenses relating to certificates. (a) Felonies. A person who,\nwith fraudulent intent:\n (1) Alters, forges or counterfeits a certificate of title is guilty of\na felony;\n (2) Alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title, or an\nassignment or release of a s…

§ 2131. Evidence of criminal intent or knowledge. In a prosecution for\na crime specified in this article, evidence that the defendant has\ncommitted a prior act or acts of the same kind is admissible to prove\ncriminal intent or knowledge.\n

§ 2132. Effect on other laws. The penal provisions of this article in\nno way repeal or modify any existing provision of the penal law but are\nadditional and supplementary thereto.\n

§ 2133. Uniformity of interpretation. This article shall be so\ninterpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make\nuniform the law of those states which enact it.\n

§ 2134. Short title. This article may be cited as the uniform vehicle\ncertificate of title act.\n

§ 2135. Severability. If any provision of this article or the\napplication thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the\ninvalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the\narticle which can be given effect without the invalid provision or\napplic…

§ 214. Proof of mailing of notice or order. The production of a copy\nof a notice or order issued by the department, together with an\nelectronically-generated record of entry of such order or notice upon\nthe appropriate driver's license or registration file of the department\n…

§ 215. Rules and regulations. (a) General. Subject to and in\nconformity with the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law and the\nconstitution and laws of the state, the commissioner may enact, amend\nand repeal rules and regulations which shall regulate and control the\nexer…

§ 216 Automotive-medical research division. The commissioner shall\nestablish an automotive-medical research division with such facilities\nand such expert assistants as are necessary to do medical and\nengineering research in the field of motor vehicle safety. The\ncommissioner…

§ 216-a. Statistics on driving while intoxicated. 1. The commissioner\nshall collect and analyze statistical information and data with respect\nto: (i) the number of persons charged with violating any of the\nprovisions of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter\nprohi…

§ 217. Record of hearings. At any hearing held by the commissioner, or\na person deputized by him to conduct a hearing to determine whether any\nlicense or registration issued pursuant to this chapter or any privilege\nof operating or privilege of operation should be suspended o…

§ 218. Special classification of vehicles. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of this chapter, any vehicle or class of vehicles may, by\nregulation of the commissioner, be added to or exempted from any of the\ndefinitions or classifications contained in this chapter, where suc…

§ 219. Interstate compacts. Whenever any provision of this chapter\nshall provide for or establish a compact or reciprocal recognition of\nvehicle registrations with another state or states, the governor or\ncommissioner may enter into a written agreement or compact with any\nst…

§ 219-a. State membership in a multistate voter list maintenance\norganization. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the\ncontrary, the commissioner is authorized to provide to the state's\nrepresentative to a multistate voter list maintenance organization,\ndesignat…

§ 220. Exemptions for safety equipment. (1) Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of this chapter or other law, whether general, special or\nlocal, the commissioner may permit the installation and use of any item\nof equipment which he, in his discretion, determines will either r…

§ 221. Annual compilation of this chapter. The commissioner shall\ncause to be published by the department, and make available to the\npublic, an annual paperback compilation of all of the provisions of this\nchapter. The commissioner shall establish a reasonable fee, chargeable…

§ 222. Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation. The\ncommissioner, upon application of a person, or upon his own application,\nmay grant an exemption from any requirement of this chapter relating to\nregistration or equipment to any designated vehicle for the pu…

§ 2220. Jurisdiction of department. The registration of snowmobiles\nshall be under the jurisdiction of the department.\n

§ 2221. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings.\n 1. Snowmobile. Any self-propelled vehicle equipped with a motor,\noriginally manufactured and designed for travel on snow or ice, steered\nby skis or runners and supp…

§ 2222. Registration. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, no person\nshall operate any snowmobile within the state unless: (a) such\nsnowmobile has been registered and numbered in accordance with the\nprovisions of this article, and the registration number for such\nsnowmobile is…

§ 2223. Display of registration numbers. 1. The registration numbers\nassigned to a snowmobile shall be displayed on the vehicle at all times\nin such manner as the commissioner may, by regulation, prescribe. No\nnumber other than the number assigned to a snowmobile by the\ncomm…

§ 2224. Registration record. Upon receipt of a sufficient application\nfor registration of a snowmobile, as provided in this article, the\ncommissioner shall enter upon the records of the department the\nregistration of such vehicle under the distinctive number assigned to\nsuch…

§ 2225. Certificate of registration. 1. Certificate. Upon the filing\nof the application and payment of the fee as provided in this article,\nthe commissioner shall assign to such snowmobile a distinctive number,\nand, without further expense to the applicant, issue a certificat…

§ 2226. Licensing by municipalities. No municipality shall require\nlicensing or registration of snowmobiles which are covered by the\nprovisions of this article; nor shall it require possession of a valid\nmotor vehicle operator's license as a condition for the operation of a\n…

§ 2227. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall make such rules\nand regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of\nthis article.\n

§ 2228. Special events. Snowmobiles operated at special events\napproved by the commissioner of parks and recreation pursuant to section\n25.11 of parks and recreation law shall be exempt from the provisions of\nthis article concerning registration.\n

§ 2229. Snowmobile, not a motor vehicle. Notwithstanding its limited\nuse on highways, a snowmobile shall not be determined a motor vehicle\nwithin the meaning of section one hundred twenty-five of this chapter or\nany other successor statutes.\n

§ 223. Motor vehicle theft prevention program. 1. The commissioner is\nhereby authorized and directed to establish a motor vehicle theft\nprevention program within the department which shall have trained motor\nvehicle investigators and police officers participating in it.\n 2. …

§ 223-a. School bus motorist education program. The commissioner\nshall, in conjunction with the governor's traffic safety committee, the\ndepartments of education and transportation, the division of state\npolice, and the state comprehensive school bus driver safety training\nc…

§ 2230. Suspension and revocation of registrations; offenses;\npenalties. 1. The commissioner may suspend or revoke a registration\nissued pursuant to the provisions of this article, upon satisfactory\nproof of a violation of any provision of this article, or of the parks,\nrecr…

§ 2231. Disposition of fees. 1. The commissioner shall deposit all\nmonies received by him from the registration of snowmobiles and other\nservices provided by the department and all fees otherwise collected by\nhim under this article to the credit of the general fund except tha…

§ 224. Simplification of business application procedures and\nadministration. 1. For the purposes of reducing the amount of paperwork\nrequired of businesses which are licensed or registered pursuant to this\nchapter, and to provide for the most efficient servicing of such\nbusi…

§ 224-a. Establishment of the highway construction and maintenance\nsafety education program. 1. The commissioner of transportation, after\nconsultation with the commissioner of the department, shall promulgate\nrules and regulations regarding the establishment and implementatio…

§ 225. Jurisdiction; transfer of cases; hearing officers; regulations.\n1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, all violations of\nthis chapter or of a law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating\nto traffic, except parking, standing, stopping or pedestrian …

§ 2250. Jurisdiction of department. The registration of vessels shall\nbe under the jurisdiction of the department. For the purposes of this\narticle, a vessel shall be every description of watercraft, other than a\nseaplane, used or capable of being used as a means of transport…

§ 2251. Registration. 1. No person shall operate or permit the\noperation of a vessel on the navigable waters of the state, or on any\nother waters within the boundaries of the state, except waters which are\nprivately owned, unless such vessel is registered and numbered and bea…

§ 2252. Exemption from registration. 1. The provisions of section\ntwenty-two hundred fifty-one of this article shall not apply to the\nfollowing vessels:\n (a) Vessels having a valid marine document issued by the United States\nor a foreign government, while being used for comm…

§ 2253. Certificates of registration, registration numbers, and\nvalidating stickers. 1. Issuance. Upon the approval of an application\nfor registration and payment of the fee as provided in this article, the\ncommissioner shall assign to a vessel a registration number, and,\nwi…

§ 2254. Registration record. Upon the issuance of a registration for a\nvessel, as provided in this article, the commissioner shall enter upon\nthe records of the department the registration of such vessel under the\nregistration number assigned to such vessel as provided in thi…

§ 2255. Temporary registration. A temporary registration may be issued\nby a dealer registered in accordance with the provisions of this article\nto the purchaser of a vessel sold by the dealer provided the dealer\nmakes application on behalf of the owner for a registration unde…

§ 2256. Suspension and revocation of registrations; offenses;\npenalties. 1. The commissioner may suspend any registration pursuant to\nthis article for violation of this article or a violation of the\nnavigation law upon the recommendation of the commissioner of parks,\nrecreat…

§ 2257. Registration of dealers. 1. For the purposes of this article,\na dealer shall be any person engaged in the business of buying, selling\nor trading vessels. A person who sells three or more vessels for profit\nwithin one calendar year shall be presumed to be a dealer if s…

§ 2257-a. Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue dealer\nregistration; suspension or revocation of dealer demonstrator number or\ntrailer plate; suspension of authority to issue temporary registration;\ncivil penalty. 1. Suspension, revocation and refusal to renew a\nregistr…

§ 2257-b. Yacht brokers. 1. A yacht broker is any person who, for a\nfee or commission, acts as an agent for either the buyer or seller of a\nvessel. On and after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, a person\nwho engages in business as a yacht broker shall certify to the\n…

§ 2258. Rules and regulations. The commissioner is hereby empowered to\nmake such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out\nthe provisions of this article.\n

§ 226. Summons; answer. 1. Summons. The commissioner shall be\nauthorized to prescribe by regulation the form for the summons and\ncomplaint to be used for all traffic violations specified in subdivision\none of section two hundred twenty-five of this chapter, and to establish\n…

§ 2260. General provisions. Except as otherwise expressly provided\nherein, all of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to a limited\nuse vehicle in the same manner as if such vehicle was not a limited use\nvehicle.\n

§ 2261. Registration. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, no person\nshall operate any limited use vehicle on a public highway or street\nwithin this state unless such limited use vehicle has been registered in\naccordance with the provisions of this article, and the registration…