2006 New York Code - Transfer Of Registration.

 
    § 420. Transfer  of registration. 1. Upon the transfer of ownership or
  the  destruction  of  a  motor  vehicle,  motorcycle  or  trailer,   its
  registration  shall  expire;  and  the  seller,  or the owner in case of
  destruction, shall remove the number plates from the vehicle.
    2. Such seller or owner may, however, register another vehicle and use
  said number plates thereon, if appropriate, upon making application  for
  such   registration,   paying  a  transfer  fee  of  seven  dollars  and
  seventy-five cents, and paying the proportional excess, if any,  of  the
  annual  fee  for  registering the second vehicle over the annual fee for
  registering  the  first  vehicle  for  each  day  or  fraction   thereof
  constituting  the unexpired registration period. If the number plates of
  the first vehicle are  not  appropriate  for  the  second  vehicle,  the
  commissioner  or  his  or  her  agent  shall, upon the surrender of such
  number plates, furnish appropriate number plates.
    3. Provided, however, that upon the death of an owner of a  registered
  motor vehicle, motorcycle or trailer, its registration shall, unless the
  vehicle  is  destroyed,  be  deemed  to  continue  in  force  as a valid
  registration until the end of the year or until the  ownership  of  such
  vehicle is transferred by the executor or administrator of the estate of
  such  owner  or  by the distributees of his personal property, whichever
  occurs first. If the ownership of such vehicle is transferred as  exempt
  property  under  section  5-3.1 of the estates, powers and trusts law to
  the surviving spouse of the owner, the fee for the initial  registration
  issued  to  such surviving spouse shall be the fee for such registration
  reduced by the amount of the fee remaining for the unexpired term of the
  registration issued to the deceased.
    4. Provided, further, that upon the permanent  removal  of  a  vehicle
  from  the  state, the owner may remove the number plates and be entitled
  to the same privileges as though the vehicle had been sold or destroyed.
    5. Provided, further, that a holder  of  manufacturers'  and  dealers'
  registration having a motor vehicle, motorcycle or trailer registered in
  his  or  its  name  under  the  provisions  of this chapter may, if such
  vehicle is placed in stock for sale, also remove the number  plates  and
  be  entitled  to the same privileges as though the vehicle had been sold
  or destroyed.
    6. Provided, further, that the registration of a vehicle registered in
  the names of two or more persons, as partners or  otherwise,  shall  not
  expire  upon  a change in ownership of the vehicle so long as any of the
  persons named in such registration as owners of the vehicle is the owner
  or part owner of the vehicle. However, when any change in the  ownership
  of such a vehicle occurs and the registration does not expire, the owner
  or owners after such change shall forthwith file with the commissioner a
  statement  of  the  ownership  of  such  vehicle  in  such  form  as the
  commissioner shall require, together with a fee  of  seven  dollars  and
  seventy-five  cents,  and the commissioner shall issue a new certificate
  of registration.
    7. Where a dealer having registration under the provisions of  section
  four  hundred  fifteen  of  this  chapter sells or trades a vehicle to a
  person who has another vehicle duly registered under  this  chapter,  or
  who  had  another vehicle previously so registered, and the registration
  of such vehicle is eligible for transfer to the purchased vehicle  under
  the  provisions  of  this  section  and  the  number plates of the first
  vehicle are appropriate, such dealer may issue on any date on which  the
  registration  of  a motor vehicle may be used a temporary certificate of
  registration of the second vehicle  under  which  such  vehicle  may  be
  operated  as  a duly registered vehicle for a period of thirty days from
  the date of issuance, other provisions of this chapter  notwithstanding.
  Such  temporary  certificate  of  registration  may  be  extended by the
  commissioner for an additional thirty days,  except  that  in  no  event
  shall  any such temporary certificate of registration be valid after the
  expiration  date  of  the  registration  for  the  first  vehicle.  Such
  certificate  shall  be  issued upon a form furnished by the commissioner
  and shall be executed in such manner as he shall prescribe.
    8. The owner of a registered motor vehicle, motorcycle or trailer  may
  transfer the registration and, if appropriate, the number plates thereof
  to  another vehicle owned by him or her upon making application for such
  transfer, paying a transfer fee of seven dollars and seventy-five cents,
  and paying the proportionate excess, if  any,  of  the  annual  fee  for
  registering  the  second vehicle over the annual fee for registering the
  first  vehicle  for  each  day  or  fraction  thereof  constituting  the
  unexpired  registration period, provided, however, that the registration
  and number plates for the second vehicle, if such vehicle is  registered
  in this state, are either surrendered to the commissioner or transferred
  to another vehicle as provided herein. If the number plates of the first
  vehicle  are not appropriate for the second vehicle, the commissioner or
  his or her agent shall,  upon  the  surrender  of  such  number  plates,
  furnish   appropriate   number   plates.   Whenever   a  total  fee  for
  reregistration prescribed in this section shall amount to  a  fee  other
  than a whole dollar amount, the fee required to be paid shall be rounded
  to the nearest twenty-five cents.