2006 New York Code - Registration And Permit.

 
    § 2282. Registration and permit. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, no
  person  shall  operate any ATV within the state unless such ATV has been
  registered and numbered  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this
  article,  and  the registration number for such ATV is in full force and
  effect and displayed as provided  under  this  article  and  regulations
  promulgated thereunder.
    2.  The  commissioner  is  authorized  to  register  an  ATV,  issue a
  registration certificate and assign a registration number to  such  ATV.
  All  such  registrations  shall  be valid for a period prescribed by the
  commissioner unless, prior to expiration of the period prescribed by the
  commissioner,  it  is  surrendered,  cancelled,  revoked  or   suspended
  pursuant to the provisions of this article.
    3.  Unless  otherwise  prescribed by regulation of the commissioner, a
  number once assigned under this section shall remain with the registered
  ATV until the ATV is destroyed, abandoned or  permanently  removed  from
  the state, or until changed or terminated by the commissioner.
    4.  Fees.  Fees  for  registration  of  ATVs  to  be  collected by the
  commissioner under this article are as follows.
    (a) An  annual  fee  of  ten  dollars  for  each  individual  resident
  registration.
    (b)  An  annual  fee  of  ten  dollars for each individual nonresident
  registration.
    (c) An annual fee of twenty-five dollars for each dealer registration.
    (d)  An  annual  fee  of  five  dollars  for  each  additional  dealer
  demonstrator registration number.
    (e)  A  fee  of  three dollars for replacement of a lost, mutilated or
  destroyed certificate.
    (f) Provided, however, that the provisions of paragraphs (c)  and  (d)
  of  this  subdivision with respect to the payment of dealer registration
  fees shall not apply to dealers  registered  pursuant  to  section  four
  hundred fifteen of this chapter.
    (g)  Annual  fees  shall  not  be  prorated  and  such  fees  shall be
  applicable to a year or any portion of a year.
    * 4-a. Additional fee.  In  addition  to  the  fees  provided  for  in
  paragraphs  (a)  and  (b)  of  subdivision  four  of  this  section  the
  commissioner shall, upon application in such cases for the  registration
  of  an all terrain vehicle or the renewal thereof, collect an additional
  fifteen  dollar  fee  for  each  individual  resident  and   nonresident
  registration.  This fee shall also be collected from dealers at the time
  of original registration and at the time of each renewal.
    * NB Repealed June 10, 2006
    5. Application. The owner of each  ATV  requiring  registration  under
  this  section  shall  present  an  application  for  registration to the
  commissioner,  on  a  blank  to  be  prepared  and  furnished   by   the
  commissioner  for  that  purpose.  Such  application shall contain or be
  accompanied by such evidence of the ownership of the  ATV  described  in
  the application as may be required by the commissioner.
    6.  Dealers. (a) Any person who is a dealer, and who is not registered
  as a dealer pursuant to section four hundred fifteen  of  this  chapter,
  shall register as an ATV dealer and operate in accordance with the rules
  and  regulations  of the commissioner for ATV dealers. The commissioner,
  upon receipt of an application and the  required  fee,  shall  assign  a
  distinctive  dealer  registration  number to the registrant and issue an
  appropriate registration  certificate  to  him  and  assign  two  dealer
  demonstrator   registration   numbers   and  upon  the  payment  of  the
  appropriate fee, such additional numbers as shall be  requested.  Dealer
  registrations  and dealer demonstrator registration numbers shall not be
  transferable. Provided, however, the commissioner may limit  the  number
  of dealer demonstration registration numbers issued to a dealer.
    (b)  No dealer shall sell or offer for retail sale any ATV, other than
  an ATV identified and sold for use  only  in  off-highway  competitions,
  which  is not equipped with all equipment necessary for the registration
  of an ATV.
    6-a. Registration at time of sale. Every all terrain  vehicle  defined
  by  section  twenty-two  hundred  eighty-one  of  this article sold by a
  dealer shall be registered at the time of sale  of  such  vehicle.  Such
  registration  shall  be  valid  until  the  thirty-first  day  of August
  following the date of such sale; provided, however, that any all terrain
  vehicle  sold  after  April  first  of  each  year  shall  be  issued  a
  registration  valid  until  the  thirty-first  day of August in the year
  following that in which the all terrain vehicle is sold. Any all terrain
  vehicle purchased for use exclusively outside of the state of  New  York
  shall  not  require  registration  at  the  time  of  purchase,  and the
  purchaser of such all terrain vehicle shall sign a declaration, provided
  by the dealer, which shall state that  such  purchaser  understands  the
  conditions under which an all terrain vehicle must be registered and the
  penalty  for  violation  of  such  registration  provisions. Each signed
  declaration shall be forwarded by the dealer to  the  commissioner.  The
  form  of  such declaration shall be provided by the commissioner to each
  dealer.
    7. Renewal.  Every  owner  of  an  ATV  and  dealer  shall  renew  his
  registration  in  such  manner  as  the commissioner shall prescribe, on
  payment of the same registration fees as provided in subdivision four of
  this section.
    8. Indicia of registration. At the time of the  original  registration
  and  at  the  time  of each renewal thereof, the commissioner shall also
  issue validating forms in a manner  he  has  prescribed  indicating  the
  validity  of  the  current registration and the expiration date thereof,
  which indicia of registration shall be affixed to the  vehicle  in  such
  manner as the commissioner may prescribe.
    No ATV shall be considered as validly registered within the meaning of
  this  section  unless  a  current registration certificate, registration
  number and current indicia of registration have been issued.
    9. Equipment required. No ATV shall be registered, nor  shall  such  a
  registration  be  renewed,  unless  the  ATV  is  equipped  with brakes,
  muffler, spark arrester and tires as prescribed in  subdivision  one  of
  section twenty-four hundred six of this chapter.
    10.  ATVs  owned by governmental agencies. A registration number shall
  be assigned, without payment of a fee, for ATVs  owned  by  governmental
  agencies,   or  by  volunteer  organizations  if  used  exclusively  for
  emergency purposes, provided that each such ATV shall display the proper
  registration number assigned to it.
    11. Exemption. No registrations shall be required  for  the  following
  described ATVs:
    (a)  ATVs  owned  and  used  by the United States, another state, or a
  political subdivision thereof, but such ATV shall display  the  name  of
  the owner on the vehicle thereof.
    (b)  ATVs covered by a valid registration or license of another state,
  province or country, as provided in subdivision twelve of this section.
    12. Out of state ATV registration. The registration provisions of this
  article shall not apply to non-resident owners who have registered their
  ATVs in compliance with the  registration  and  licensing  laws  of  the
  state, province, district or country of residence, provided that the ATV
  is  appropriately identified in accordance with the laws of the state of
  residence. The provisions of this  subdivision  shall  not  apply  to  a
  resident  of another state, province, district or country which does not
  have an  ATV  registration  and  identification  law.  Nothing  in  this
  subdivision  shall  be  construed  to authorize the operation of any ATV
  contrary to the provisions of this article.