NY Veh & Traf L § 417 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 4 - Registration of Vehicles Article 16 - Registration of Dealers and Transporters 417 - Certificates by Retail Dealers on Sales of Second Hand Motor Vehicles.

* § 417. Certificates  by retail dealers on sales of second hand motor   vehicles. Upon the sale or transfer of title by a retail dealer  of  any   second  hand  motor vehicle, intended for use by the buyer, his agent or   representative upon the public highways, the vendor  shall  execute  and   deliver  to the vendee an instrument in writing, in a form prescribed by   the commissioner, in which shall be given the make, year of  manufacture   and  identification  number  of  the  said  motor  vehicle, the name and   address of the vendee, and the date of  delivery  to  the  vendee.  Such   notice  shall  also  contain  a  certification  that  said motor vehicle   complies with such requirements of this chapter as shall be specified by   the commissioner and that it is in condition and repair to render, under   normal use, satisfactory and adequate service upon the public highway at   the time of delivery.The failure of the vendor to deliver to  the  vendee  the  certificate   required  by this section or delivery of a false certificate knowing the   same to  be  false  or  misleading  or  without  making  an  appropriate   inspection  to  determine  whether  the contents of such certificate are   true shall constitute a violation of this section.  The  delivery  of  a   false  certificate  shall  raise  presumption  that such certificate was   issued without an appropriate inspection.This section shall not apply to  a  motor  vehicle  transferred  to  a   lessee, a family member of a lessee, or an employee of a lessee, who has   had possession of the vehicle for a period of one hundred twenty days or   more under a lease.* NB Effective until February 5, 2022* § 417. Certificates  by retail dealers on sales of second hand motor   vehicles. Upon the sale or transfer of title by a retail dealer  of  any   second  hand  motor vehicle, intended for use by the buyer, his agent or   representative upon the public highways, the vendor  shall  execute  and   deliver  to the vendee an instrument in writing, in a form prescribed by   the commissioner, in which shall be given the make, year of  manufacture   and  identification  number  of  the  said  motor  vehicle, the name and   address of the vendee, and the date of  delivery  to  the  vendee.  Such   notice  shall  also  contain  a  certification  that  said motor vehicle   complies with such requirements of this chapter as shall be specified by   the commissioner and that it is in condition and repair to render, under   normal use, satisfactory and adequate service upon the public highway at   the time of delivery. It shall also certify that such  vehicle  complies   with  the  equipment  requirements in section four hundred nineteen-a of   this article.The failure of the vendor to deliver to  the  vendee  the  certificate   required  by this section or delivery of a false certificate knowing the   same to  be  false  or  misleading  or  without  making  an  appropriate   inspection  to  determine  whether  the contents of such certificate are   true shall constitute a violation of this section.  The  delivery  of  a   false  certificate  shall  raise  presumption  that such certificate was   issued without an appropriate inspection.This section shall not apply to  a  motor  vehicle  transferred  to  a   lessee, a family member of a lessee, or an employee of a lessee, who has   had possession of the vehicle for a period of one hundred twenty days or   more under a lease.* NB Effective February 5, 2022