New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER
Subchapter F - BUSINESSES REQUIRING LICENSES
Part 79 - Motor Vehicle Inspection
Section 79.11 - Issuance of certificates of inspection, issuance of inspection rejection notices, and replacements

Universal Citation: 15 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 79.11

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

(a) A valid certificate of inspection, inspection rejection notice (issued by a CVIS or form VS-1075), temporary certificate of emissions waiver (form VS-1078) or 10-day time extension certificate (form VS-1077) may be removed from a motor vehicle only by an official inspection station as part of the inspection procedure, except as follows. A certificate of inspection or 10-day time extension certificate may also be removed by a duly authorized employee of the Department of Transportation in order to inspect a motor vehicle required to be inspected pursuant to State laws. A certificate of inspection or 10-day extension certificate may be removed by persons authorized by the commissioner when such persons are performing assigned inspection duties.

(b) Any person may remove a certificate of inspection which has expired. A certificate of inspection issued without compliance with these regulations may be removed by any person authorized by the commissioner to do so. Any certificate of inspection, inspection rejection notice, temporary certificate of emissions waiver or 10-day time extension certificate which has been made invalid by reason of the casual (non-dealer) sale or transfer of the vehicle must be removed by the purchaser or transferee immediately upon accepting delivery of the vehicle.

(1) Only the Department of Motor Vehicles may issue a replacement inspection certificate for one which has been lost, mutilated, stolen or destroyed. The vehicle owner may obtain a replacement certificate by submitting:

(i) a statement as to why a replacement certificate is necessary; and

(ii) a check for $2 made out to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; and

(iii) the remains of the original inspection certificate showing the date of expiration, the sticker serial number and the mileage,

the CVIS generated inspection receipt,

the receipt portion of the inspection certificate,

verification from the inspection station that issued the original certificate consisting of a statement on the station's letterhead indicating the original certificate serial number, vehicle description, plate number, date issued and mileage at the time of inspection. The inspection station may charge a fee not exceeding $2 for providing this verification.

(2) Requests for a replacement certificate, including the material noted above, should be mailed to Consumer and Facility Services Bureau, P.O. Box 2700, ESP, Albany, NY 12220-0700.

(3) Failure to supply verification of inspection as noted above will prohibit the issuance of a replacement certificate and the vehicle owner will be required to have an original inspection performed in order to obtain a valid inspection certificate.

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