Title VAT, Vehicle & Traffic

§ 417-a. Mandatory disclosures by sellers prior to resale. 1. Certificate of prior use by dealer. (a) Upon the sale or transfer of title by a dealer of any second-hand passenger motor vehicle, the dealer shall execute and deliver to the buyer an instrument in writing in a form p…

§ 417-b. Mandatory disclosures by second-hand dealers prior to resale. 1. Upon the sale or transfer of title by any dealer of any second-hand motor vehicle which was manufactured or assembled on or after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-one and designed as a nineteen hundred …

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

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

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

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

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

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

§ 421. Sale of motor vehicle, trailer or part thereof with changed identification number. 1. Any person engaged in the business of buying or selling motor vehicles, trailers, or parts thereof, shall be presumed to have determined and to know the original vehicle identification n…

§ 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 the state police, any local police department and any peace officer acting pursuant to his special duties shall have and exercise the power and it shall be their duty to investigate and make arrests for violatio…

§ 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 members of the New York statewide police information network shall report any theft, recovery or impounding of a motor vehicle, trailer or part or parts thereof to such network. Agencies which are not members o…

§ 425. Repossession of motor vehicle or motorcycle; garageman's lien; notice to police. 1. Any person, firm or corporation, or agent, employee or representative thereof, repossessing or retaking a motor vehicle or motorcycle pursuant to the provisions of article nine of the unif…

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

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

§ 428. Refunds. 1. Any fee paid for the registration of a vehicle under the provisions of this chapter shall be refunded, less the sum of one dollar, provided that the commissioner and the state comptroller are satisfied that the registration has not been used and the number pla…

§ 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 vehicle for which a notice of acquisition is required to be filed pursuant to section four hundred twenty-nine of this article is to be registered for use on the public highway, the person holding the proof of …

§ 431. Vehicle identification numbers. 1. Every manufacturer or assembler of a vehicle sold in this state shall provide such vehicle with a vehicle identification number and, upon request of the commissioner, shall inform him concerning the location or locations of every vehicle…

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

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

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

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

§ 464. Obligations of dealers prior to delivery to retail buyers. Every franchisor shall specify in writing the delivery and preparation obligations of its franchised motor vehicle dealers prior to delivery of new motor vehicles to retail buyers.

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

§ 466. Unreasonable restrictions. 1. It shall be unlawful for a franchisor directly or indirectly to impose unreasonable restrictions on the franchised motor vehicle dealer relative to transfer, sale, right to renew or termination of a franchise, discipline, noncompetition coven…

§ 467. Dealership facilities assistance upon termination, cancellation or nonrenewal. Upon a permitted termination, cancellation or nonrenewal by the franchisor, unless such termination, cancellation or nonrenewal is for a reason or reasons set forth in subparagraph three of par…

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

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

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

§ 470. Construction of article. The provisions of this article shall be in addition to and not in lieu of those contained in the uniform commercial code.

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

§ 471-a. Adjudicatory proceedings. 1. Request for an adjudicatory proceeding. (a) Any franchised motor vehicle dealer who is or may be aggrieved by a violation of this article may request mediation with the franchisor. The request for mediation shall be served by certified mail,…

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

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

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

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

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

§ 492. Duplicate identification card; change of address. 1. Lost, mutilated or destroyed identification card. In the event of the loss, mutilation or destruction of any identification card, the holder thereof may file with the commissioner proof of the facts with respect to such…

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

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

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

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

§ 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 provided in this chapter, this title shall be exclusively controlling: a. Upon the licensing and regulation of drivers; and b. On their use of public highways.