Title VAT, Vehicle & Traffic

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

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

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

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

§ 2132. Effect on other laws. The penal provisions of this article in no way repeal or modify any existing provision of the penal law but are additional and supplementary thereto.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

§ 218. Special classification of vehicles. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any vehicle or class of vehicles may, by regulation of the commissioner, be added to or exempted from any of the definitions or classifications contained in this chapter, where such a…

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

§ 219-a. State membership in a multistate voter list maintenance organization. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner is authorized to provide to the state's representative to a multistate voter list maintenance organization, designated u…

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

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

§ 222. Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation. The commissioner, upon application of a person, or upon his own application, may grant an exemption from any requirement of this chapter relating to registration or equipment to any designated vehicle for the purpo…

§ 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 hereby authorized and directed to establish a motor vehicle theft prevention program within the department which shall have trained motor vehicle investigators and police officers participating in it. 2. It sh…

§ 223-a. School bus motorist education program. The commissioner shall, in conjunction with the governor's traffic safety committee, the departments of education and transportation, the division of state police, and the state comprehensive school bus driver safety training counc…

§ 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 administration. 1. For the purposes of reducing the amount of paperwork required of businesses which are licensed or registered pursuant to this chapter, and to provide for the most efficient servicing of such business…

§ 224-a. Establishment of the highway construction and maintenance safety education program. 1. The commissioner of transportation, after consultation with the commissioner of the department, shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding the establishment and implementation o…

§ 225. Jurisdiction; transfer of cases; hearing officers; regulations. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, all violations of this chapter or of a law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to traffic, except parking, standing, stopping or pedestrian off…

§ 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 operation of a vessel on the navigable waters of the state, or on any other waters within the boundaries of the state, except waters which are privately owned, unless such vessel is registered and numbered and bears …

§ 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 validating stickers. 1. Issuance. Upon the approval of an application for registration and payment of the fee as provided in this article, the commissioner shall assign to a vessel a registration number, and, withou…

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

§ 2255. Temporary registration. A temporary registration may be issued by a dealer registered in accordance with the provisions of this article to the purchaser of a vessel sold by the dealer provided the dealer makes application on behalf of the owner for a registration under s…

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

§ 2257. Registration of dealers. 1. For the purposes of this article, a dealer shall be any person engaged in the business of buying, selling or trading vessels. A person who sells three or more vessels for profit within one calendar year shall be presumed to be a dealer if such…

§ 2257-a. Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue dealer registration; suspension or revocation of dealer demonstrator number or trailer plate; suspension of authority to issue temporary registration; civil penalty. 1. Suspension, revocation and refusal to renew a registratio…

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

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

§ 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 herein, all of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to a limited use vehicle in the same manner as if such vehicle was not a limited use vehicle.

§ 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…