Title VAT, Vehicle & Traffic

* § 404-u. Distinctive "keep kids drug free" license plates. 1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive "keep kids drug free" license plate in support of youth drug prevention and treatment programs. Application for such license plate shall…

* § 404-u. Distinctive "national multiple sclerosis society" license\nplates. 1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be\nissued a distinctive license plate in support of multiple sclerosis\nresearch bearing the phrase "national multiple sclerosis society".\n 2…

* § 404-u. Distinctive gift of life license plates. 1. Any person residing in this state shall upon request be issued a distinctive license plate bearing the words "Life Pass It On". Application for said license plates shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail…

* § 404-u. Distinctive "Erie canal" license plates. 1. Any person\nresiding in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive\n"Erie canal" license plate of a design approved by the commissioner.\nApplication for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner\n…

* § 404-v. Distinctive plates for water rescue team members. 1. Any member of a water rescue team shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the emblem and words "New York State" on the top of the license plate and "Water Rescue" on the bottom of the license plate. A…

* § 404-v. Distinctive plates for the United States Naval Armed Guard. 1. Any member of the United States Naval Armed Guard residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "United States Naval Armed Guard", or such other phrase as the comm…

* § 404-v. Distinctive plates for the arts and cultural institutions\nand museums. 1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request,\nbe issued a distinctive New York state cultural institutions and museums\nlicense plate of a design approved by the commissioner. Applica…

* § 404-v. Distinctive plates for members of the Eighth Air Force\nHistorical Society. 1. Any member of the Eighth Air Force Historical\nSociety residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a license\nplate bearing the words "Eighth Air Force". Application for said lice…

* § 404-v. Issuance of distinctive "Discover Queens" license plates.\n1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a\ndistinctive "Discover Queens" license plate. The design of such\ndistinctive plate shall be developed by the commissioner in cooperation\n…

* § 404-v. Distinctive autism awareness license plates. 1. Any person\nresiding in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive\nlicense plate in support of autism awareness and research bearing the\nphrase "Autism Society of America" and any other phrases and design\…

* § 404-v. Distinctive "Love your library" plates. 1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive "Love your library" license plate of a design approved by the commissioner. Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissione…

* § 404-w. Distinctive plates for war on terror veterans. 1. Any war on terror veteran residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "War on Terror veteran". Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such…

* § 404-w. Distinctive plates for Persian Gulf veterans. 1. Any Persian Gulf veteran or the spouse of any such veteran shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "Persian Gulf Veteran". If a distinctive plate is issued to a veteran pursuant to this section,…

§ 404-x. Distinctive "Ducks Unlimited" license plates. 1. Any person\nresiding in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive\nlicense plate bearing the name and logo of "Ducks Unlimited".\nApplication for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner\nin s…

* § 404-y. Distinctive plates for veterans of the Iraq War and veterans of the Afghanistan War. 1. Any veteran of the Iraq War or the Afghanistan War residing in this state or the spouse of any such veteran shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "Vetera…

* § 404-y. Distinctive "Appalachian Trail" license plates. 1. Any\nperson residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a\ndistinctive license plate bearing the words "Appalachian Trail".\nApplication for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner\nin such f…

* § 404-y. Distinctive plates for members of the Kiwanis International. 1. Any member of Kiwanis International residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "Kiwanis International". Application for such license plate shall be filed with …

* § 404-y. Distinctive plates for conspicuous service cross recipients. 1. Any conspicuous service cross recipient residing in this state or the spouse of any such recipient shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "conspicuous service cross recipient". I…

* § 404-y. Distinctive lupus awareness license plates. 1. Any person\nresiding in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive\nlicense plate in support of lupus awareness and research bearing the\nphrase "Lupus Awareness". Application for said license plate shall be\…

* § 404-y. Distinctive sickle cell disease awareness license plates.\n1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a\ndistinctive license plate in support of sickle cell disease awareness\nand research bearing the phrase "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness".\nA…

§ 404-z. Distinctive "Elks Association" license plates. 1. Any member\nof the New York state Elks association of the benevolent and protective\norder of the Elks residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued\na license plate bearing the words "Elks Association". Applicat…

§ 405. Authority to enter into agreements. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to enter into a reciprocal agreement or agreements on behalf of this state with the duly authorized representatives of any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a state or …

§ 405-a. Application of article. The provisions of the succeeding sections of this article shall take effect when this state enters into an agreement pursuant to the authority granted in section four hundred five of this article and shall remain in effect only so long as this st…

§ 405-b. Administration of agreement. The commissioner may: 1. Accept applications for registrations, trip permits and any other document which he may be empowered to issue under any agreement authorized by section four hundred five of this article; 2. Collect from any applicant…

§ 405-c. Fees. 1. The schedules of annual registration fees set forth in section four hundred one of this chapter shall constitute the schedules of registration fees applicable to vehicles registered in accordance with the provisions of any agreement entered into pursuant to the…

§ 405-d. Registration period. The registration period for any vehicle registered pursuant to this article shall take effect and expire on dates determined by the commissioner after consultation with appropriate representatives of the commercial trucking industry in New York stat…

§ 405-e. Effect of issuance. 1. Any vehicle for which a registration has been validly issued by another jurisdiction which is a member of any agreement entered into pursuant to the authority granted in section four hundred five of this article and for which a cab card which indi…

§ 405-f. Disposition of fees. 1. Except as otherwise herein provided the provisions of section four hundred twenty-seven of this chapter shall not apply to any fee collected in accordance with the provisions of any agreement entered into pursuant to the authority granted in sect…

§ 405-g. Refunds. 1. The provisions of section four hundred twenty-eight of this chapter shall not apply to refunds of fees paid in accordance with the provisions of any agreement entered into pursuant to authority granted in section four hundred five of this article. 2. Any fee…

§ 405-h. Effect on reciprocal recognition of registrations and other reciprocity or proration agreements. 1. The provisions of article fourteen-B of this chapter and of paragraph (b) of subdivision three of section two hundred fifty of this chapter shall be applicable only with …

§ 405-i. Regulatory authority. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the administration of any agreement entered into pursuant to the authority granted in section four hundred five of this article.

§ 406. Bus taxation proration agreement. The bus taxation proration agreement is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. Purposes and Principles. Section 1. Purposes of Agreement. It…

§ 407. Administrator defined. As used in this agreement, with reference to this state, the term administrator shall mean the commissioner of motor vehicles.

§ 408. Administration. The administrator of the agreement for this state shall have the power to make such exemptions from the coverage of the agreement as may be appropriate and to make such changes in methods for the reporting of any information required to be furnished to thi…

§ 409. Notice of withdrawal. Unless otherwise provided in any statute withdrawing this state from participation in the agreement, the governor shall be the officer to give notice of withdrawal therefrom.

§ 410. Registration of motorcycles; fees; renewals. 1. Registration by\nowners. No motorcycles shall be operated or driven upon the public\nhighways of this state without first being registered in accordance with\nthe provisions of this article, except as otherwise expressly pro…

§ 410-a. Motorcycle safety program. 1. The commissioner shall establish and administer a motorcycle safety program which shall consist of approved motorcycle rider training courses, motorcycle course instructor training, program promotion, and public awareness. Approved rider tr…

§ 411. Distinctive number; form of number plates. 1. No person shall operate or drive a motorcycle on the public highways of this state unless such motorcycle shall have a distinctive number assigned to it by the commissioner and a number plate issued by the commissioner with a …

§ 411-a. Issuance of special number plates. 1. The commissioner may\nissue special number plates to applicants therefor in the same manner as\nother number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such special\nnumber plates shall be issued only upon payment of an annual serv…

§ 411-b. Registration fee schedule for historical motorcycles. For\neach motorcycle which is owned and operated as an exhibition piece or\ncollectors item, and is used for participation in club activities,\nexhibit, tours, parades, occasional transportation and similar uses, but…

§ 412. Punishment for violation. The violation of any of the provisions of section four hundred ten of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen days, or by both such fine and…

§ 413. Reciprocity agreements for the recognition of the agricultural truck registration class. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to enter into a reciprocal agreement or agreements on behalf of the state with the duly authorized representatives of any state of the Uni…

§ 415. Registration of manufacturers, dealers, repairmen and others.\n1. Definitions. The following terms when used in this article, shall be\ndeemed to mean and include:\n a. "Dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling\nor dealing in motor vehicles, motor…

§ 415-a. Vehicle dismantlers and other persons engaged in the transfer or disposal of junk and salvage vehicles. 1. Definition and registration of vehicle dismantlers. A vehicle dismantler is any person who is engaged in the business of acquiring motor vehicles or trailers for t…

§ 415-b. Local regulation of vehicle dismantlers in cities having a population in excess of one million. The legislative body of any city having a population in excess of one million may, by local law: 1. provide for the licensing of vehicle dismantlers as defined in subdivision…

§ 415-c. Sale of salvaged inflatable restraint systems; restrictions. 1. On and after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-seven, prior to offering any salvaged inflatable restraint system for sale such salvaged inflatable restraint system part indentification number and the v…

§ 416. Limited use of dealer's, manufacturer's, and transporter's number plates by vendee or lessee. Upon the sale or lease of a motor vehicle or motorcycle the vendee or lessee shall be allowed to operate the same upon the public highways for the period of five days after takin…

§ 416-a. Bumper quality label requirements. 1. It shall be unlawful after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-three for any manufacturer to sell or lease or to offer to sell or lease in this state for the purpose of registration in this state any new passenger type motor vehi…

§ 416-b. Vehicle data recording devices. 1. A manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold or leased in this state, which is equipped with one or more recording devices commonly referred to as "event data recorders" including "sensing and diagnostic modules" shall disclose that fact…

§ 417. Certificates by retail dealers on sales of second hand motor vehicles. Upon the sale or transfer of title by a retail dealer of any second hand motor vehicle, intended for use by the buyer, his agent or representative upon the public highways, the vendor shall execute and…