When you need to surrender plate(s) 
Before you end the vehicle's liability insurance coverage. If you do not turn in your plate , we will suspend your registration and can suspend your driver license. If you want to register your vehicle in another state. You must surrender your New York State vehicle plates to the New York DMV. 

How to surrender New York State plates 
Note: If you need to surrender plates from another state , you need to surrender them to that state's DMV not the New York State DMV. 

By mail 
Step 1 : Remove plates and stickers This includes the plate frames and fasteners - we will not accept plates with them attached. Destroy the registration and inspection stickers from your windshield. Do not give your plates to another person unless that person will surrender the plates for you. Step 2 : Complete the PD-7 application You must complete the Plate Surrender Application PDF [1] PD-7 for each set of plates you are surrendering. Step 3 : Mail the application with your plates to NYS DMV6 Empire State PlazaRoom B240Albany, NY 12228 We use the mail postmark date as the date that you surrendered your plates. To be notified by the US Postal Service that we received your plates, send them by registered or certified mail, and request a return receipt. We will mail you your FS-6 T receipt. 

At a DMV Office 
Step 1 : Remove plates and stickers This includes the plate frames and fasteners - we will not accept plates with them attached. Destroy the registration and inspection stickers from your windshield. Do not give your plates to another person unless that person will surrender the plates for you. Step 2 : Complete the PD-7 application You must complete the Plate Surrender Application PDF [1] PD-7 for each set of plates you are surrendering. Step 3 : Bring the plates and PD-7 to an DMV Find a DMV office [2] near you. County motor vehicle offices will charge you a $1 fee to process the surrender. If another person surrenders your plates for you , make s

user: I would like to ask about motorcycle and trailer plates.

assistant: What do you want to know?

user: Do i need to surrender my motorcycle plates if it is not insured?

assistant: No. It is not compulsory but if you ride the motorcyle, you need to insured it.

user: What if i lost it?or if it is stolen?

assistant: If that happens, then you need to surrender the registration and report the lost, stolen or destroyed plates. New registration and plates will be issued by the DMV.

user: When i go to the DMV Office to surrender my plates, what the first thing that i need to do?

assistant: You will need to first remove the plates and stickers.

user: I heard that liability insurance are not required by some trailers. So do i need to surrender the plates if the trailer is not insured?

assistant: Yes however, if the trailer does not have a valid registration, you need to surrender the plates regardless of whether the trailer required or not to have a liability insurance.

user: After i remove the plates and stickers at the DMV Office to surrender my plates, what should i do?

assistant: You will need to check the plates. Plate attached with plate frames and fasteners will not be accepted.

user: For lost, stolen or destroyed plates, can i get a new one using the old registration?

assistant: No. You need to surrender the registration and a new registration and plates will be issued after that by the DMV.