How to renew a registration[1] 
You need to renew your registration before it expires. Your new registration documents will arrive in the mail in about 10 days. Renewing early will not change the new expiration date for your new registration. Members of the Armed Forces may have more time to renew [2]. You cannot renew a registration that is suspended or revoked is expired for more than 1 year 1 has not been inspected in the past 12 months 

Online 
Some registrations are not eligible. 2 Don't renew online if you are eligible for a' no fee' renewal. 3 The fee is on your renewal notice, and displayed on your computer screen when you renew online. You will need your registration plate number your registration class the last name of the person on the registration or business name a credit or pinless debit card for payment Renew a registration online [4 ] 

By mail 
Mail the bottom part of your registration renewal notice MV-3 or OP-3 to the address listed on the notice. Include a personal check or money order payable to' Commissioner of Motor Vehicles' for the fee. If you don't have your MV-3 or OP-3 , use the Application for Duplicate / Renewal Registration PDF [5] MV-82D. If you do not know the correct amount to renew , send a check payable to' Commissioner of Motor Vehicles' , but do not write the amount. Mail the MV-82D and your payment to New York State Department of Motor VehiclesUtica Processing CenterP.O. Box 359Utica , NY 13503 

At a DMV office 
Bring your registration renewal notice MV-3 or OP-3 and payment to a DMV office. If you don't have your MV-3 or OP-3 , complete the Application for Duplicate / Renewal Registration PDF [5] MV-82D. 

Additional Information 


My registration is about to expire or already expired 
You can renew online up to one year past the expiration date. You can download and print a temporary registration that'svalid for 10 days the day you renew. 

My address changed 
Your mailing address on DMV files must be current. You cannot 

user: hi, I think I need to renew my registration

assistant: Okay, you will need to renew your registration before it expires.  Renewing early will not change the new expiration date for your new registration

user: how long does it take to get the new registration?

assistant: The new registration documents will arrive in the mail in about 10 days

user: how do I go about registering if I am eligible for a 'no fee' registration?

assistant: You will need to renew at a DMV office and you will need to bring documentation to prove you are eligible for exempt status.

user: will there be a problem if I have a new name? can I still do it online or do I have to walk in to a DMV with proof?

assistant: You can still renew online but the new document will display your previous name. You won't be able to change your name during the online transaction, but we can give you information on how to change your name on a registration or title.

assistant: Did you know you will receive a temporary registration while you wait for your new registration documents to arrive in the mail?

user: yes

user: so I can't register online while I have an exempt registration fee?

assistant: You can not renew registrations online for vehicles that are exempt registration fees.  You will have to bring proof that the vehicle is eligible for exempt status to a DMV office.