Title VAT, Vehicle & Traffic

§ 417-a. Mandatory disclosures by sellers prior to resale. 1.\nCertificate of prior use by dealer. (a) Upon the sale or transfer of\ntitle by a dealer of any second-hand passenger motor vehicle, the dealer\nshall execute and deliver to the buyer an instrument in writing in a\nfo…

§ 417-b. Mandatory disclosures by second-hand dealers prior to resale.\n1. Upon the sale or transfer of title by any dealer of any second-hand\nmotor vehicle which was manufactured or assembled on or after July\nfirst, nineteen hundred ninety-one and designed as a nineteen hundr…

§ 417-c. Mandatory disclosures by sellers prior to resale. 1.\nCertificate of prior nonconformity by manufacturer or dealer. Upon the\nsale or transfer of title by a manufacturer, its agent or any dealer of\nany second-hand fire vehicle or ambulance, previously returned to a\nma…

§ 418. Punishment for violations. Except as otherwise provided, the\nviolation of any of the provisions of sections four hundred fifteen and\nfour hundred sixteen of this chapter shall be a traffic infraction.\n

§ 419. Recreational vehicle shows or exhibits. Notwithstanding any\nother provision of this article to the contrary, a recreational vehicle\ndealer licensed to do business as such in another state or jurisdiction\nmay participate in a vehicle show or exhibit which has, when it o…

§ 419-a. Inflatable restraint system, required equipment upon sale. No\nretail dealer may sell a second hand motor vehicle which is subject to\nfederal motor vehicle safety standards for inflatable restraint systems\nas provided in part 571.208 of title 49 of the code of federal…

§ 420. Transfer of registration. 1. Upon the transfer of ownership or\nthe destruction of a motor vehicle, motorcycle or trailer, its\nregistration shall expire; and the seller, or the owner in case of\ndestruction, shall remove the number plates from the vehicle.\n 2. Such sell…

§ 420-a. Dealer issued temporary registration. 1. Where a dealer\nhaving a registration under the provisions of section four hundred\nfifteen of this chapter sells or transfers a vehicle, he may issue a\ntemporary registration for such vehicle, which registration shall\npermit, …

§ 421. Sale of motor vehicle, trailer or part thereof with changed\nidentification number. 1. Any person engaged in the business of buying\nor selling motor vehicles, trailers, or parts thereof, shall be presumed\nto have determined and to know the original vehicle identificatio…

§ 422. Special vehicle identification numbers. The commissioner may,\nby regulation, provide for the issuance of a special vehicle\nidentification number. Such regulations shall be applicable whenever a\nspecial vehicle identification number is required by any provision of\nlaw.…

§ 423. Peace officers and their duties. The officers and members of\nthe state police, any local police department and any peace officer\nacting pursuant to his special duties shall have and exercise the power\nand it shall be their duty to investigate and make arrests for\nviol…

§ 423-a. Enforcement procedures for insuring the retention of vehicle\nidentification numbers on vehicles. 1. Seizure of vehicle. (a) Members\nof the state police, any local police department or any peace officer\nacting pursuant to his special duties shall seize and confiscate …

§ 424. Stolen or impounded motor vehicles. 1. (a) Agencies which are\nmembers of the New York statewide police information network shall\nreport any theft, recovery or impounding of a motor vehicle, trailer or\npart or parts thereof to such network. Agencies which are not member…

§ 425. Repossession of motor vehicle or motorcycle; garageman's lien;\nnotice to police. 1. Any person, firm or corporation, or agent, employee\nor representative thereof, repossessing or retaking a motor vehicle or\nmotorcycle pursuant to the provisions of article nine of the u…

§ 426. Punishment for making false statement; stolen vehicles. Any\nperson who shall knowingly make any false statement of a material fact\nin any endorsement of a certificate of registration, certificate of\ntitle or other proof of ownership, upon a sale or transfer of a motor\…

§ 427. Disposition of registration fees. 1. The commissioner of motor\nvehicles shall deposit all fees collected under this chapter, except as\notherwise provided in subdivision twenty-one of section four hundred one\nof this chapter, in a responsible bank, banking house or trus…

§ 428. Refunds. 1. Any fee paid for the registration of a vehicle\nunder the provisions of this chapter shall be refunded, less the sum of\none dollar, provided that the commissioner and the state comptroller are\nsatisfied that the registration has not been used and the number …

§ 429. Junk and salvage vehicles. 1. Requirements upon acquisition of\njunk or salvage vehicles. (a) By an insurance company. Whenever an\ninsurance company acquires a motor vehicle in settlement of a claim for\ndamage thereto or theft thereof, such company shall deliver a state…

§ 430. Retail sale of junk and salvage vehicles. 1. Whenever a motor\nvehicle for which a notice of acquisition is required to be filed\npursuant to section four hundred twenty-nine of this article is to be\nregistered for use on the public highway, the person holding the proof\…

§ 431. Vehicle identification numbers. 1. Every manufacturer or\nassembler of a vehicle sold in this state shall provide such vehicle\nwith a vehicle identification number and, upon request of the\ncommissioner, shall inform him concerning the location or locations of\nevery veh…

§ 460. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that\nthe distribution and sale of motor vehicles within this state vitally\naffects the general economy of the state and the public interest and the\npublic welfare, and that in order to promote the public interest…

§ 461. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "franchised motor vehicle dealer act".\n

§ 462. Definitions. Whenever used in this article:\n 1. "Distributor" means any person who primarily offers, sells or\ndistributes new motor vehicles to franchised motor vehicle dealers or\nmaintains distributor representatives within the state.\n 2. "Distributor branch" means a…

§ 463. Unfair business practices by franchisors. 1. It shall be\nunlawful for any franchisor to directly or indirectly coerce or attempt\nto coerce any franchised motor vehicle dealer:\n (a) To order or accept delivery of any motor vehicle or vehicles,\nappliances, tools, machin…

§ 464. Obligations of dealers prior to delivery to retail buyers.\nEvery franchisor shall specify in writing the delivery and preparation\nobligations of its franchised motor vehicle dealers prior to delivery of\nnew motor vehicles to retail buyers.\n

§ 465. Procedures relating to warranties and sales incentives. 1.\nEvery franchisor shall properly fulfill any warranty agreement and/or\nfranchisor's service contract, including but not limited to all warranty\nrepairs, extended warranty repairs, factory compensated repairs,\nr…

§ 466. Unreasonable restrictions. 1. It shall be unlawful for a\nfranchisor directly or indirectly to impose unreasonable restrictions on\nthe franchised motor vehicle dealer relative to transfer, sale, right to\nrenew or termination of a franchise, discipline, noncompetition\nc…

§ 467. Dealership facilities assistance upon termination, cancellation\nor nonrenewal. Upon a permitted termination, cancellation or nonrenewal\nby the franchisor, unless such termination, cancellation or nonrenewal\nis for a reason or reasons set forth in subparagraph three of …

§ 468. Preservation of consumer protection statutes. Nothing contained\nherein shall in any way be construed or interpreted to modify, limit or\naffect the full powers and duties heretofore or hereafter granted to\nconsumer protection agencies created by statute or regulation en…

§ 469. Private actions. 1. A franchised motor vehicle dealer who is or\nmay be aggrieved by a violation of this article shall be entitled to\nrequest an adjudicatory proceeding, as prescribed in section four\nhundred seventy-one-a of this article, or in lieu thereof, sue for, an…

§ 469-a. Powers of the commissioner. 1. In addition to any other\npowers and duties of the commissioner set forth in this chapter, the\ncommissioner shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this\narticle, in accordance with section four hundred seventy-one-a of this\nar…

§ 470. Construction of article. The provisions of this article shall\nbe in addition to and not in lieu of those contained in the uniform\ncommercial code.\n

§ 471. Notice requirement. 1. A dealer shall not display for sale,\nexchange or sell any new motor vehicle, or any used motor vehicle, that\nwas originally sold by a manufacturer for distribution outside the\nUnited States without prominently displaying a label on the vehicle\ns…

§ 471-a. Adjudicatory proceedings. 1. Request for an adjudicatory\nproceeding. (a) Any franchised motor vehicle dealer who is or may be\naggrieved by a violation of this article may request mediation with the\nfranchisor. The request for mediation shall be served by certified ma…

§ 471-b. Judicial review. A decision of the presiding officer under\nsection four hundred seventy-one-a of this article shall be subject to\nreview by the supreme court in the manner provided by article\nseventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.\n

§ 472. Separability. If any part or provision of this article or the\napplication thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by\nany court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in\nits operation to the part, provision or application directly i…

§ 473. Savings clause. Nothing in this article shall prohibit, limit,\nrestrict or impose conditions on:\n 1. The business activities (including, without limitation, the\ndealings with motor vehicle manufacturers and their representatives and\naffiliates) of any person that is p…

§ 490. Definition; application for and issuance of identification\ncard. 1. Definition. The term "identification card" shall mean and\nrefer to a non-driver identification card issued pursuant to the\nprovisions of this article.\n 2. Application. (a) Any person to whom a driver'…

§ 491. Period of validity of identification card; required fees. 1.\nPeriod of validity. An identification card shall be valid from the date\nof issuance until the date of expiration determined by the commissioner,\nexcept that (a) any person sixty-two years of age or older or (…

§ 492. Duplicate identification card; change of address. 1. Lost,\nmutilated or destroyed identification card. In the event of the loss,\nmutilation or destruction of any identification card, the holder thereof\nmay file with the commissioner proof of the facts with respect to s…

§ 493. Revocation of identification card. The commissioner may by\nregulation prescribe when and under what circumstances an identification\ncard shall be revoked or otherwise terminated and be surrendered by the\nholder thereof. Provided, however, that nothing contained herein …

§ 494. Administrative procedure. 1. Any application required to be\nfiled under this article shall be in a manner and on a form or forms\nprescribed by the commissioner. The applicant shall furnish all\ninformation required by statute and such other information as the\ncommissio…

§ 495. Prohibition against transfer. It shall be unlawful for the\nowner of any identification card to transfer said card to any other\nperson. Any person who shall transfer such identification card shall be\nguilty of a violation, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not…

§ 498. Interjurisdictional pre-arranged for-hire vehicle operation. 1.\nDefinitions: When used in this section, the following terms shall have\nthe following meanings:\n a. "Driver's license" shall mean a license issued by the department\npursuant to article nineteen of this cha…

§ 499. Definition. For the purposes of this article "metropolitan\ncommuter transportation district" shall mean the area of the state\nincluded in the district created and governed by section twelve hundred\nsixty-two of the public authorities law.\n

§ 499-a. Metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental\nregistration fee. Registrants residing in the metropolitan commuter\ntransportation district shall upon the registration or renewal of a\nmotor vehicle be charged a supplemental registration fee to be paid to\n…

§ 499-b. Collection of supplemental fee. All registrants of motor\nvehicles who reside in the metropolitan commuter transportation district\nshall pay to the commissioner or his or her agent the supplemental\nregistration fee provided for in this article upon registration or\nre…

§ 499-c. Calculation of supplemental registration fee. The\nsupplemental registration fee to be charged pursuant to section four\nhundred ninety-nine-b of this article, shall be calculated at a rate of\ntwenty-five dollars per annum for each year or portion of a year that\nsuch …

§ 499-d. Deposit and disposition of revenue from supplemental fee. The\ncommissioner shall deposit daily all funds derived from the collection\nof the supplemental fee established pursuant to this article with such\nresponsible banks, banking houses or trust companies as may be\…

§ 500. Application of this title. Except as otherwise expressly\nprovided in this chapter, this title shall be exclusively controlling:\n a. Upon the licensing and regulation of drivers; and\n b. On their use of public highways.\n