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: Hello I need information about How to renew a registration

assistant: You must renew your registration before it expires. Your new registration documents will arrive in the mail in approximately 10 days. Early renewal will not change the new expiration date of your new registration.

user: but I have a situation, I don't know the correct amount that I should put in the check to renew, how do I do?

assistant: You can send a check payable to the 'Commissioner of Motor Vehicles', but do not write the amount

user: I don't know the correct amount to put in the check to renew, how do I do it?

assistant: As I said earlier, send a check made payable to the 'Commissioner of Motor Vehicles', but do not write the amount.

user: and how do I renew if My registration is about to expire?

assistant: It is very easy. You can renew online up to one year after the expiration date. You can download and print a temporary registration that is valid for 10 days on the day you renew.

user: And how can I do if my address is not the same as when I gave the data?

assistant: Your email address on DMV files must be current. You cannot change it during the transaction. First change your address online and then renew.