Vehicle Registration (2024)

FAQs

Vehicle Registration? ›

You can replace registration documents online for most vehicles. You can download and print a temporary registration in PDF format that is valid until the expiration date listed on the temporary. We also attach a copy to your confirmation email.

You can replace registration documents online for most vehicles. You can download and print a temporary registration in PDF format that is valid until the expiration date listed on the temporary. We also attach a copy to your confirmation email.

There are six items needed to register your vehicle: 1) Proof of ownership, 2) Proof of NYS sales tax payment, 3) Proof of automobile liability insurance, 4) Completed E-ZVisit Form MV-82EZV, 5) Proof of applicant identity and birth date (the 6 points of identification, and 6) Sales tax and fee payment receipt.

If your registration has been expired for less than 60 days the fine is at least $40 and can go up to $300 and an automatic $93 surcharge. If your registration has been expired for more than 60 days the fine is at least $70 and can go up to $300 along with the $93 surcharge.

A registrant cannot renew a vehicle registration unless the DMV has a computer record that the vehicle passed the required emissions inspection within the last 12 months, or the registrant can provide proof of the inspection.

Replacing Lost Registration Items

To replace a lost registration, just stop in to our office with your NYS photo document and you might not even have to fill out a form! Or you can complete the Registration/Title Application form MV82 (Vehicle Registration/Title Application.

(g) When Renewal Sticker Expires. – The registration of a vehicle that is renewed by means of a registration renewal sticker expires at midnight on the last day of the month designated on the sticker.

Displaying the sticker on the dashboard is not proper. Having the sticker somewhere inside the car, other than affixed to the windshield, is not proper. Temporary registration stickers must be placed on the dashboard, with the old sticker remaining affixed to the windshield.

How long is a car registration good for in NY? ›

In New York, vehicles must be registered before they are allowed to be driven on our roads. Vehicles must also pass an annual safety inspection to be eligible for registration. New York requires a vehicle's registration to be renewed every two years.

If you applied for new vehicle plates and registration by mail-in or drop box service at a local DMV office, allow 2 weeks to receive your items. If more than 2 weeks have passed you can use the 'Where is my registration?'

The average cost of car insurance in New York per month is $129 for minimum coverage, while full coverage costs an average of $308 a month. Drivers in New York who purchase full coverage pay an average rate that is 59 percent more than the national average.

A second party must have a Power of Attorney to sign a form for another person. If the second person completes either of the above forms, then the registrant's New York State Driver License, Permit, or Non-Driver ID and signature aren't required.

You must have New York State-issued automobile liability insurance coverage to register a vehicle in New York State. If you do not maintain coverage, DMV can suspend your vehicle registration and your driver license.

You cannot renew the registration if there is no DMV record of an inspection within the past 12 months. If you must renew the registration before you get a New York State inspection, call 518-486-9786.

There is zero grace period for operating a vehicle with expired registration. You can renew an expired registration for at least a month, but it is illegal to operate the vehicle during that period.

For each ID card, registration, and inspection, you will receive three renewal reminders, between 75 and 90 days, 45 and 60 days, and 30 and 45 days until expiration. The first of these may seem very early, but an email failure will alert the DMV with enough time to send paper reminders instead.