N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 403-b: Sales of special number or distinctive license plates by certain dealers

§ 403-b. Sales of special number or distinctive license plates by

certain dealers. 1. A dealer, retail dealer, new motor vehicle dealer or

qualified dealer holding a certificate of registration issued pursuant

to section four hundred fifteen of this title shall be authorized to

obtain or order special number or distinctive license plates for a

purchaser of a vehicle from such dealer in return for a processing fee

not to exceed five dollars. Such dealer shall not be required to secure

a license pursuant to section three hundred ninety-five of this chapter.

2. The commissioner is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and

regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section

including, but not limited to, the provision of a credit for number

plates or other interim or temporary plates issued in advance of the

receipt of the special number or distinctive plate, and the requirement

that dealers authorized by this section disclose the initial and annual

fees applicable to any special number and distinctive plates that are

ordered. The processing fee authorized in subdivision one of this

section shall apply only upon orders of special or distinctive plates

and shall be in addition to any other fee or fees authorized by

regulation and charged by such dealers for obtaining motor vehicle

registrations and/or titles.