✅ Updated May 2022

Ultimate Guide to Registering your Vehicle in New York

Here's the ultimate guide to titling and registering your vehicle in New York. We've simplified the entire procedure for you so you can save fourth dimension.

What You'll Demand to Register your Vehicle in New York

📌 Completed Vehicle Registration/Title Application ( Form MV-82 )

📌 Proof of identity and birth date, in accordance with NYS point system for identification ( NYS identification point arrangement)

📌 Proof of vehicle ownership

  • Vehicle title (signed by previous owner, if applicative) OR
  • Certified copy of vehicle title (if title held by lienholder)

📌 Proof of vehicle insurance. Completed New York State Insurance Identification Menu (Course FS-twenty)

📌 Statement from lienholder (if applicable) on company letterhead that:

  • Identifies the owner;
  • Lists the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number; and
  • Shows that the lienholder has possession of the original title and is enlightened that the owner of the vehicle is registering the vehicle in New York

📌 $50 for title certificate fee, $25 for license plate fee, payment for registration fee (based on vehicle'south weight) and sales tax (if applicable). Determine the applicable fees and taxes here

📌 Claim for Sales and Utilise Taxation Exemption - Title/Registration ( Class DTF-803 ) (if you lot purchased your vehicle before moving to New York)

If registering a dealership-purchased vehicle yourself...

  • Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin
  • Dealer'due south bill of auction ( Course MV-50 )
  • Proof of sales taxation payment (if applicative)

If registering a vehicle purchased in a private auction...

  • Beak of sale (signed by previous possessor)
  • Odometer and damage disclosure statements (completed on back of title)
  • Completed Statement of Transaction - Auction or Gift of Motor Vehicle, Trailer, All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), Vessel (Boat), or Snowmobile (Form DTF-802)

You can also register your vehicle online in New York here.

What You'll Do to Register your Vehicle in New York

If a dealership is registering your vehicle...

Step ane: Sit dorsum and relax!  Dealerships typically will submit all the required information to the DMV on your behalf, plus provide you with license plates and a temporary registration certificate, and ensure that the vehicle is inspected

  • Pay a fee to the dealership for the registration fix-upwardly (if required by the dealer)

Stride ii: Receive your vehicle title (if no lien) and registration via U.S. mail

If you lot are registering the vehicle yourself...

Step 1: Visit your nearest DMV function ( optional: make an appointment!)

  • Submit the required documents and ID
  • Pay the applicative fees and taxes
  • Receive an inspection extension sticker (if the vehicle was purchased via a private auction)
  • Receive a temporary vehicle title (if purchased in full via a private sale) and registration

Step two: Get your vehicle inspected within 10 days (if the vehicle was purchased via a private sale)

Step 3: Receive your vehicle title and registration via U.South. mail service

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