2006 New York Code - Vehicle Identification Numbers

 
    § 431. Vehicle   identification  numbers.  1.  Every  manufacturer  or
  assembler of a vehicle sold in this state  shall  provide  such  vehicle
  with   a   vehicle  identification  number  and,  upon  request  of  the
  commissioner, shall inform him concerning the location or  locations  of
  every  vehicle  identification  number  and other identifying numbers on
  such vehicle.   The commissioner may  refuse  to  register  or  issue  a
  certificate  of  title for a vehicle made by a manufacturer or assembler
  who fails to comply with this section.
    2. Whenever a special vehicle identification number has been issued by
  the commissioner, notification of such fact shall be promptly  forwarded
  by  the  commissioner  to  the  central  organization  designated by the
  superintendent of insurance pursuant  to  section  three  thousand  four
  hundred twelve of the insurance law.