NY Veh & Traf L § 420-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 4 - Registration of Vehicles Article 17 - Other Provisions Relating to Registration and Possession 420-A - Dealer Issued Temporary Registration.

§ 420-a. Dealer  issued  temporary  registration.  1.  Where  a dealer   having a registration under  the  provisions  of  section  four  hundred   fifteen  of  this  chapter  sells or transfers a vehicle, he may issue a   temporary  registration  for  such  vehicle,  which  registration  shall   permit,  such  vehicle to be operated as a duly registered vehicle for a   period of thirty days from the date of  issuance,  other  provisions  of   this   chapter  notwithstanding.  Such  temporary  registration  may  be   extended by the commissioner for an additional  thirty  days  and  shall   consist of a form or forms which shall be obtained from the commissioner   by the dealer, and executed, issued and displayed in accordance with the   provisions  of this section and in such manner as the commissioner shall   prescribe.2. A qualified dealer may obtain temporary registrations to be  issued   in  accordance  with  the  provisions of this section by applying to the   commissioner and paying a fee of five dollars for  each  such  temporary   registration.  The  commissioner  may  limit  the  number  of  temporary   registrations given to a dealer  at  any  one  time  or  the  number  of   unissued  temporary  registrations  in the possession of a dealer at one   time.3. A qualified dealer may issue a temporary  registration  under  this   section  only  to a person to whom he has sold or transferred a vehicle.   Such a temporary registration may not be issued for a vehicle  which  is   eligible  for  issuance  of  a  temporary  certificate  of  registration   pursuant to subdivision seven of section four  hundred  twenty  of  this   article.  The  commissioner may, by regulation, exclude specific classes   or types of vehicles from the provisions of this section.4. Before issuing a temporary registration, a  qualified  dealer  must   have  in  his  possession  all application forms properly completed, all   documents, fees and any other charges which must  be  submitted  to  the   commissioner  for  the  issuance  of a registration by the commissioner.   Such dealer must make application for registration for such vehicle  and   must  submit  all  such  forms,  documents,  fees  and  charges  to  the   commissioner in a manner prescribed  by  the  commissioner  and,  unless   otherwise provided by the commissioner, within five calendar days of the   date of issuance of the temporary registration.5.  Any  registration  issued  by  the  commissioner as a result of an   application submitted by a qualified dealer who has issued  a  temporary   registration  for  such vehicle pursuant to this section shall be issued   as of the date the dealer issued the temporary registration.6. In order for a  temporary  registration  issued  pursuant  to  this   section to be valid, it must be displayed on the vehicle for which it is   issued in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.7.  A  dealer  may  not  make  a separate charge for the issuance of a   temporary registration.8. The commissioner may refuse to issue temporary registrations  to  a   dealer  registered  pursuant  to  section  four  hundred fifteen of this   chapter  or  he  may  require  the  surrender  of   unissued   temporary   registrations  in  the  possession of such dealer, if he determines that   the dealer has not complied with the provisions of this section  or  any   regulations promulgated thereunder. If the commissioner refuses to issue   such temporary registrations or requires the surrender of such temporary   registrations,  a  qualified  dealer  may  request  a  hearing  on  such   determination by making a  written  request  for  such  hearing  to  the   commissioner.  Upon  receipt  of  such  request,  a hearing must be held   within ten days of receipt.9. If a dealer registration expires or is suspended or revoked, or  if   a  dealer  goes out of business, all unissued temporary registrations in   the possession of such dealer must be surrendered to  the  commissioner.    Upon  application  by  such  dealer, the fee for such unissued temporary   registrations shall be refunded upon  surrender,  except  that  no  such   refund  shall  be  made if the dealer registration has been suspended or   revoked or the commissioner has required that temporary registrations be   surrendered pursuant to subdivision eight of this section.10. The commissioner shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may   be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.11. Fees; deposited. Fees assessed under this section shall be paid to   the  commissioner for deposit to the general fund, with the exception of   the  three  dollar  increase  in  the  fee  for  issuance  of  temporary   registrations  pursuant  to subdivision two of this section, which shall   be deposited to the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund  established   pursuant  to  section  eighty-nine-b  of  the  state finance law and the   dedicated mass  transportation  fund  established  pursuant  to  section   eighty-nine-c  of the state finance law and distributed according to the   provisions of subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-j of the  tax   law.