N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 420-a: Dealer issued temporary registration

§ 420-a. Dealer issued temporary registration. 1. Where a dealer

having a registration under the provisions of section four hundred

fifteen of this chapter sells or transfers a vehicle, he may issue a

temporary registration for such vehicle, which registration shall

permit, such vehicle to be operated as a duly registered vehicle for a

period of thirty days from the date of issuance, other provisions of

this chapter notwithstanding. Such temporary registration may be

extended by the commissioner for an additional thirty days and shall

consist of a form or forms which shall be obtained from the commissioner

by the dealer, and executed, issued and displayed in accordance with the

provisions of this section and in such manner as the commissioner shall

prescribe.

2. A qualified dealer may obtain temporary registrations to be issued

in accordance with the provisions of this section by applying to the

commissioner and paying a fee of five dollars for each such temporary

registration. The commissioner may limit the number of temporary

registrations given to a dealer at any one time or the number of

unissued temporary registrations in the possession of a dealer at one

time.

3. A qualified dealer may issue a temporary registration under this

section only to a person to whom he has sold or transferred a vehicle.

Such a temporary registration may not be issued for a vehicle which is

eligible for issuance of a temporary certificate of registration

pursuant to subdivision seven of section four hundred twenty of this

article. The commissioner may, by regulation, exclude specific classes

or types of vehicles from the provisions of this section.

4. Before issuing a temporary registration, a qualified dealer must

have in his possession all application forms properly completed, all

documents, fees and any other charges which must be submitted to the

commissioner for the issuance of a registration by the commissioner.

Such dealer must make application for registration for such vehicle and

must submit all such forms, documents, fees and charges to the

commissioner in a manner prescribed by the commissioner and, unless

otherwise provided by the commissioner, within five calendar days of the

date of issuance of the temporary registration.

5. Any registration issued by the commissioner as a result of an

application submitted by a qualified dealer who has issued a temporary

registration for such vehicle pursuant to this section shall be issued

as of the date the dealer issued the temporary registration.

6. In order for a temporary registration issued pursuant to this

section to be valid, it must be displayed on the vehicle for which it is

issued in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.

7. A dealer may not make a separate charge for the issuance of a

temporary registration.

8. The commissioner may refuse to issue temporary registrations to a

dealer registered pursuant to section four hundred fifteen of this

chapter or he may require the surrender of unissued temporary

registrations in the possession of such dealer, if he determines that

the dealer has not complied with the provisions of this section or any

regulations promulgated thereunder. If the commissioner refuses to issue

such temporary registrations or requires the surrender of such temporary

registrations, a qualified dealer may request a hearing on such

determination by making a written request for such hearing to the

commissioner. Upon receipt of such request, a hearing must be held

within ten days of receipt.

9. If a dealer registration expires or is suspended or revoked, or if

a dealer goes out of business, all unissued temporary registrations in

the possession of such dealer must be surrendered to the commissioner.

Upon application by such dealer, the fee for such unissued temporary

registrations shall be refunded upon surrender, except that no such

refund shall be made if the dealer registration has been suspended or

revoked or the commissioner has required that temporary registrations be

surrendered pursuant to subdivision eight of this section.

10. The commissioner shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may

be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

11. Fees; deposited. Fees assessed under this section shall be paid to

the commissioner for deposit to the general fund, with the exception of

the three dollar increase in the fee for issuance of temporary

registrations pursuant to subdivision two of this section, which shall

be deposited to the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund established

pursuant to section eighty-nine-b of the state finance law and the

dedicated mass transportation fund established pursuant to section

eighty-nine-c of the state finance law and distributed according to the

provisions of subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-j of the tax

law.