New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER
Subchapter B - Registration, Certificate of Title, and Number Plates
Part 18 - Abandoned Vehicles
Section 18.7 - Vehicle identification numbers
Universal Citation: 15 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 18.7
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
A local authority may sell an abandoned vehicle without a vehicle identification number plate to a registered scrap processor or a certified vehicle dismantler only. Vehicles sold to anyone other than a registered or certified scrap processor must contain a public vehicle identification number plate. To obtain a new vehicle identification number, the local authority should apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Office of Field Investigation, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12228. Form MV-272.1 must be used to request a vehicle identification number.
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