Morning, Mr. You have to surrender your plates before you end the vehicle's liability insurance coverage, or when you will not use the registration.
I have a trailer, and my plate got stolen on a trip to the beach. I found out yesterday I had no plate, what should I do?
Don't worry,  as you may already know: "normally" a trailer does not need liability insurance, so DMV will not suspend your driver license or registration because your plate got stolen, and therefore you will fail to surrender it.
So, just to make sure: do I need yo surrender trailer plates?
You must surrender your plate if your trailer doesn't have a valid registration, it's ok if you "lost" it as long as your registration is valid.
Ok, thanks for that! Btw, my girlfriend wants to surrender her plate, but she's very new with this stuff.. Could you send me some information on how to surrender plates by mail? So that I can send it to her, please,
Yes, sure!First, you need to remove the plate and the stickers on it. Then go to www.dmvplatebymail.com and download de PD-7 application, and after that mail us the application to: NYS DMV6 Empire State PlazaRoom B240Albany , NY 12228. When we got all that, and after your application has been accepted we'll mail you your FS-6 T receipt.
Ok, one last question. You told me that's it's ok to have gotten my plate stolen for trailer, because the liability insurance is not a MUST, and as long as I have a valid registration I'll be fine. But what If I have a car, and the plate is lost, stolen, or destroyed?
In that case, you need to report the plate as "stolen, lost or destroyed" and immediately surrender the registration. DMV will issue you a new plate and registration.
What if I'm in an another state? Would it be a problem? Or can I do the whole process by mail as if I was here?