✅ Updated July 2022

Ultimate Guide to Registering your Vehicle in New York

Hither's the ultimate guide to titling and registering your vehicle in New York. We've simplified the entire process for yous then you can relieve time.

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

📌 Completed Vehicle Registration/Championship Awarding ( Form MV-82 )

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

📌 Proof of vehicle ownership

  • Vehicle title (signed past previous possessor, if applicable) OR
  • Certified re-create of vehicle title (if title held by lienholder)

📌 Proof of vehicle insurance. Completed New York Land Insurance Identification Carte (Form 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 aware that the possessor of the vehicle is registering the vehicle in New York

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

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

If registering a dealership-purchased vehicle yourself...

  • Manufacturer's Document of Origin
  • Dealer'due south bill of sale ( Form MV-50 )
  • Proof of sales tax payment (if applicable)

If registering a vehicle purchased in a individual sale...

  • Neb of sale (signed by previous owner)
  • Odometer and damage disclosure statements (completed on back of title)
  • Completed Argument 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 Y'all'll Do to Annals your Vehicle in New York

If a dealership is registering your vehicle...

Step 1: Sit back and relax!  Dealerships typically will submit all the required information to the DMV on your behalf, plus provide y'all with license plates and a temporary registration certificate, and ensure that the vehicle is inspected

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

Step 2: Receive your vehicle title (if no lien) and registration via U.S. mail

If you are registering the vehicle yourself...

Step ane: Visit your nearest DMV part ( optional: make an appointment!)

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

Step 2: Get your vehicle inspected within 10 days (if the vehicle was purchased via a private sale)

Step iii: Receive your vehicle title and registration via U.Southward. mail

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