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Registrations

Your 'registration' is the sticker placed on your windshield and the paper registration certificate that you must keep in your vehicle
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Vehicle Types

Use the DMV Registration Document Guide to find what documents you need to register your vehicle. Select the vehicle type you are registering below for more information.

  • Register and Title a Vehicle
  • Register a Boat
  • Register a Trailer
  • Register a Snowmobile
  • Register an ATV
  • Register a Limited Use Motorcycle (Moped)
  • Register a Custom or Homemade Trailer or Vehicle
  • Electric Scooters and Bicycles and Other Unregistered Vehicles

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Special Registration Conditions

Register an Out-of-State Vehicle

If you are a New York State resident and purchase a car in another state, you can apply...

Register an Imported Vehicle

To register an imported vehicle, you must provide proof of ownership and acceptable U.S. Customs and Border Protection...

Register a Vehicle for Someone Else

To register a vehicle for someone else, you must show proof of identity for yourself and the registrant...

 
Register a Leased Vehicle

If the dealership does not register the leased vehicle, you must register the vehicle with DMV.

Register a Vehicle With More Than One Owner or...

How to register or transfer a vehicle with more than one owner or registrant.

Register a Vehicle Bought at a Sheriff or Marshal...

Provide additional proofs to title and register a vehicle bought at a sheriff or marshall auction.

 

Temporary Registrations

If you purchase a vehicle out of state or in another area of the state and intend to register it in the area where you live you will need to apply for in-transit plates to transport it. 

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Registration Suspensions for Failure to Pay Tolls

Your registration can be suspended for failure to pay tolls. See how to avoid registration suspension and what to do if your registration is suspended.

  • Tolling Authorities
  • Responding to a Tolling Authority About Non-Payment of Tolls
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Insurance Lapses

If the liability insurance coverage lapses for a vehicle you have registered in New York State your registration and license can be suspended.

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