2010 New York Code
VAT - Vehicle & Traffic
Title 4 - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
Article 14 - (401 - 404-W*2) REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
401-A - In-transit permits.

§ 401-a. In-transit  permits.  The  owner  of a vehicle intended to be
  operated upon a public  highway  or  street  only  for  the  purpose  of
  transporting  the  same  to  a jurisdiction, within this state or to any
  other state, where the same is to  be  registered,  may  file  with  the
  commissioner  or  any  agent  of  the  commissioner  an  application for
  issuance of an in-transit permit for such vehicle. The application shall
  be made on a form furnished by the commissioner  for  such  purpose  and
  shall  contain  such  information  as the commissioner shall require. If
  satisfied that the vehicle  is  to  be  operated  as  provided  in  this
  section,  the commissioner shall upon payment of a fee of twelve dollars
  and fifty cents assign to such vehicle a distinctive  number  and  issue
  and deliver to the applicant an in-transit permit, valid for a period of
  thirty  days from the date of issuance, in such form as the commissioner
  shall prescribe, indicating the extent to which the vehicle  covered  by
  such  permit may be operated on the public highways and such vehicle may
  be operated only  as  so  indicated.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent
  provision of this section, the difference collected between the fees set
  forth  in  this  paragraph  in  effect on and after September first, two
  thousand nine and the fees set forth in this paragraph in  effect  prior
  to  such  date shall be deposited to the credit of the dedicated highway
  and bridge trust fund.
    If an in-transit permit is issued by a county clerk, acting  as  agent
  of  the  commissioner, such county clerk shall be entitled to the sum of
  thirty-five cents for each such  in-transit  permit  issued,  which  sum
  shall be deducted before remitting the fee for such in-transit permit to
  the commissioner.
    The  provisions  of  this  chapter  with  respect  to the issuance and
  display of number plates shall not apply to vehicles  operated  only  as
  provided in this section, and which display the in-transit permit issued
  by the commissioner.