When you surrender your vehicle plates to the DMV , you may be eligible to transfer the remaining registration credit to another vehicle you want to register, or get a refund for the registration fee. You get a refund or registration transfer credit for your vehicle plate fee title certificate fee you paid when you registered the vehicle any other fee or tax 

Transfer credit 
If you transfer your remaining registration to another vehicle , your new registration will expire the same day as your old registration. You can only use the transfer credit for a new original registration. You cannot use it for a registration renewal. 

Refunds 
Here is an example to show how your refund amount is determined. You paid $137.50 to register your vehicle for two years. The amount you paid included $62.50 for the two years of the registration $31.25 per year, $50.00 for the title certificate and $25.00 for the vehicle plates. You surrender the vehicle plates during the first year of the registration , and you qualify for a refund of $30.25. This is a refund of the $31.25 fee for the second year of the registration with the $1 processing fee subtracted. There is no refund of other fees or taxes. 

How can I get my refund (if I m eligible)? 
When you surrender your plates , your Receipt FS-6 T indicates if you are eligible to receive a refund. If you are eligible for a refund and you do not request a transfer receipt, we will process your refund automatically and you will receive it in the mail in several weeks. If you are not eligible for a refund or you request a transfer receipt , the DMV office issues a Receipt FS-6 T that you can use to transfer the registration to another vehicle. 

How do I apply for a full 2-year refund if the registration was never used? 
You can apply for a refund of the 2-year registration fee ONLY if the registration was never used and it is not more than 60 days from the date the registration was issued. For example , if you renewed the registration, b

user: I need to know more about refunds

assistant: Do you want an example to show how the refund amount is determined?

user: Yes, please show me the example.

assistant: Let's say you paid 137.50$ to register your vehicle for a period of 2 years. In the amount paid, there is included a 62.50$ for the two years or the registration, 32.25$ per year, 50$ for the title certificate and 25$ for the vehicle's plates. In this case, the amount to refund would be of 30.25$

user: And if I changed my name, can I still get a refund?

assistant: yes, you can. First, you have to surrender the vehicle plates at a DMV office and then request a transfer receipt, not a refund receipt. Secondly, you have to send some items to the address on the Request for Refund MV-215 form.

user: I have my unused registration sticker and stop and I got a refund for the second year of registration, can I get a refund for the first year?

assistant: Yes, you may be eligible to apply for the first year of the registration fee refund. You have a maximum 60 days after the date you got issued the registration to apply for the first year of the registration fee refund.

user: If the registrant died is it possible to get a refund?

assistant: Yes, in that case, the DMV will issue the refund to the name of the state. You'd have to surrender the vehicle plates at a DMV office and ask for a transfer receipt.