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 23 - Historical Motor Vehicles
Section 23.3 - Applicability

Universal Citation: 15 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 23.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Production motor vehicles, manufactured as current model year vehicles, shall not qualify for historical registration.

(b) Production motor vehicles manufactured less than 10 years prior to the current calendar year shall not qualify for historical registration unless evidence is presented that the original manufacturer is no longer producing parts, and there is a scarcity of stored parts, and there are no dealerships in existence with parts and mechanics to service them.

(c) Replicas, kit-constructed motor vehicles, or modified motor vehicles which have distinctive configurations, shall not qualify as historical motor vehicles unless they were manufactured or represent a motor vehicle manufactured more than 25 years prior to the current calendar year.

(d) A custom-built or homemade motor vehicle assembled for a special event or for exhibition purposes, and which is the only one of its kind, can be considered for historical registration.

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