N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 2124: Suspension or revocation of certificates

§ 2124. Suspension or revocation of certificates. (a) (1) The

commissioner shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice

and reasonable opportunity to be heard in accordance with section two

thousand one hundred twenty-seven, when authorized by any other

provision of law, including but not limited to subdivision (e) of

section two thousand one hundred eighteen of this article, or if he

finds:

(i) The certificate of title was fraudulently procured or erroneously

issued, or

(ii) The vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled or destroyed.

* (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner

shall not suspend or revoke a certificate of title to a vehicle which is

a mobile home or manufactured home by reason of the fact that, at any

time, in any manner, it shall have become attached to realty.

* NB Effective until December 12, 2026

* (2) Except as provided in section twenty-one hundred seventeen-b and

subdivision (e) of section twenty-one hundred eighteen of this article,

the commissioner shall not suspend or revoke a certificate of title to a

manufactured home by reason of the fact that, at any time, in any

manner, it shall have become attached to real property.

* NB Effective December 12, 2026

(b) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in

itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.

(c) When the commissioner suspends or revokes a certificate of title,

the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon

receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the

certificate to the commissioner.

(d) The commissioner may seize and impound any certificate of title

which has been suspended or revoked.

(e) A certificate of title may be temporarily suspended pending a

hearing.