How to replace a registration[1] 
The fee to replace your vehicle registration document and windshield sticker is $3.00, unless you are also replacing plates. If you need to replace vehicle plates or documents that were lost in a crime , you must apply by mail or at a DMV office. See lost or stolen plates [2] for more information. 

Online and print a temporary document 
You can replace registration documents online for most vehicles. You computer must accept cookies. 

Sorry, you cannot replace registration documents online for 
vehicles older than model year 1973 boats , snowmobiles or All - Terrain Vehicles ATVs vehicles with an expired, surrendered, suspended or revoked registration motorcycles , or other vehicles with plate stickers trailers transporter vehicles vehicles registered through DMV's International Registration Bureau 

Temporary registration 
You can download and print a temporary registration in PDF format that is valid for 10 days. We also attach a copy to your confirmation email. You will get your new registration document by mail within 10 days. 

You need 
vehicle plate or registration number registration class ZIP Code for the address on your registration credit or pinless debit card for payment Replace a registration online [4 ] 

By mail 
Send these items a completed Application for Duplicate / Renewal Registration PDF [5] MV-82D a photocopy of your NY State driver license, permit, non - driver ID, or other proof of identity [6 ] a check / money order for $3 payable to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles New York State Department of Motor VehiclesUtica Processing CenterP.O. Box 359Utica , NY 13503 You can t update your name by mail. If your address changed , write your new address on the application. 

At a DMV office 
Use the Application for Duplicate / Renewal Registration MV-82D , and bring these items to a DMV office [7 ] a completed Application for Duplicate / Renewal Registration PDF [5] MV-82D your NY State driver license , permit , 

user: How much is it to replace my registration?

assistant: The fee to replace your vehicle registration document and windshield sticker is $ 3.00

assistant: Was your loss of registration and/or plates the result of a crime??

user: Yes to both the registration and plates.

assistant: In that case you must apply by mail or at a DMV office.  There is more information in the following section called lost or stolen plates [ 2 ].

user: My address has changed since I got my last registration, will this cause a problem?

assistant: If your are sending it in by mail, you can just write your new address on the application.

user: Am I taking a chance if my mail is being forwarded to my new address?

assistant: There is no guarantee that the USPS will forward all DMV documents to your new address.

user: Is there a faster way to change my address?

assistant: Yes, you can first change your address online and then renew the information.

user: It will be too long to send my application by mail and I don't have the time to go by the office, can't I get a registration like now?

assistant: Yes you can replace registration documents online for most vehicles with the condition that your computer must accept cookies.

assistant: Would you like to know the type of vehicles that are ineligible for online registration replacement?

user: Yes that would be helpful.

assistant: Amongst others, there are vehicles older than model year 1973, boats, snowmobiles or ATVs.