2016 New York Laws
VAT - Vehicle & Traffic
Title 11 - REGISTRATION OF SNOWMOBILES, MOTORBOATS AND LIMITED USE VEHICLES
Article 48-B - (2280 - 2291) REGISTRATION OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES
2285 - Certificate of registration.

 2285. Certificate  of  registration. 1. Certificate. Upon the filing
  of the application and payment of the fee as provided in  this  article,
  the  commissioner  shall  assign  to such ATV a distinctive number, and,
  without further  expense  to  the  applicant,  issue  a  certificate  of
  registration,  in  such  manner  and  form  as  the  commissioner  shall
  prescribe. In the event of the loss, mutilation or  destruction  of  any
  certificate  of  registration,  the owner of the registered ATV may file
  such statement and proof of the facts as the commissioner shall  require
  with  a fee of three dollars, with the department, for the issuance of a
  duplicate or substitute.
2. Carrying certificate. Every person operating an ATV  registered  in
  accordance with any of the provisions of this article shall, upon demand
  of any magistrate, police officer or peace officer, when acting pursuant
  to  his  special  duties,  produce  for  inspection  the  certificate of
  registration  for  such  ATV  and  shall  furnish  to  such  person  any
  information  necessary for the identification of such ATV and its owner.
  The failure to produce  the  certificate  of  registration  as  provided
  herein  shall  not  be  an offense, but shall be presumptive evidence of
  operating an ATV which is not registered as required by this article.
3. Change of residence. It shall be the duty of every owner holding  a
  certificate of registration to notify the department, in writing, of any
  change  of  residence  of  such  owner within ten days after such change
  occurs, and to inscribe on such certificate, in  the  place  provided  a
  record of such change of residence.
4.   Change   of  ownership.  Whenever  an  ATV  is  transferred,  the
  certificate of registration shall be properly signed and executed by the
  owner showing that the ownership of the ATV  has  been  transferred  and
  such  certificate  shall  be  given  to  the  new  owner. In the case of
  transfer, except a transfer to a registered dealer, the new owner  shall
  apply   for   a   new  certificate  by  completing  an  application  for
  registration. Such application shall  be  submitted  to  the  department
  together  with  old  certificate of registration, properly signed by the
  previous owner, and the required fee of ten dollars. The old certificate
  of registration, properly signed by the previous owner or other  indicia
  as  prescribed  by  regulation  of  the commissioner, shall constitute a
  temporary registration for such new owner for a period determined by the
  commissioner from the date such ATV was transferred to the new owner. In
  the event that such ATV was purchased  from  a  registered  dealer,  the
  application  must  be accompanied by the old certificate of registration
  transferred to the dealer, the required fee, and by any other  forms  or
  documents completed and submitted as prescribed by the commissioner.
5.  Destruction,  theft or removal from state. It shall be the duty of
  every owner of an ATV registered pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this
  article  to notify the department, in writing, of the destruction, theft
  or permanent removal of such ATV from the state, within fifteen days  of
  acquiring  knowledge  thereof. In the event of destruction or theft, the
  certificate or registration shall be surrendered with such notice.