NY Veh & Traf L § 2253 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 11 - Registration of Snowmobiles, Motorboats and Limited Use Vehicles Article 48 - Registration of Vessels 2253 - Certificates of Registration, Registration Numbers, and Validating Stickers.

§ 2253. Certificates   of   registration,  registration  numbers,  and   validating stickers. 1. Issuance. Upon the approval  of  an  application   for registration and payment of the fee as provided in this article, the   commissioner  shall  assign  to  a  vessel  a  registration number, and,   without further  expense  to  the  applicant,  issue  a  certificate  of   registration  and, effective April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, a   validating  sticker  or  stickers,  in  such  manner  and  form  as  the   commissioner shall prescribe.2. Certificate of registration. The certificate of registration issued   by  the  commissioner  shall be available at all times for inspection on   the vessel for which it is issued whenever such vessel is in  operation,   unless  otherwise  provided by a rule or regulation of the commissioner.   Every person operating a vessel shall, upon demand of any peace officer,   federal officer or other person having  the  authority  to  enforce  the   provisions  of this chapter, produce the certificate of registration for   inspection. The failure to produce the certificate of  registration,  as   provided  herein,  shall  not  be  an  offense, but shall be presumptive   evidence of operating a vessel which is not registered  as  required  by   this article.3. Registration number. A registration number once assigned under this   section  shall  remain  with  the  vessel until the vessel is destroyed,   abandoned or permanently removed from the state,  or  until  changed  or   terminated  by the commissioner. The registration number assigned to the   vessel shall be painted on or attached to each side of the forward  half   of  the  vessel  by the owner in such a position as to be displayed in a   conspicuous manner with figures and letters at  least  three  inches  in   height.  The  registration  number  shall  be  maintained  in  a legible   condition so that the figures and letters are readily discernible during   daylight hours at a distance of one hundred feet. No other number  shall   be  carried  on  the  forward  half  of such vessel. Notwithstanding the   foregoing provisions of this subdivision, a vessel having a valid marine   document issued by the United States or a foreign government  shall  not   be required to display its assigned registration number on the vessel.4.  Validating  stickers.  Effective  April  first,  nineteen  hundred   eighty-six, at the time of the original registration and at the time  of   each  renewal  thereof,  the  commissioner  shall  also  issue  to  said   registrant a validating sticker or stickers indicating the  validity  of   the   current  registration  and  the  expiration  date  thereof,  which   validating sticker or stickers shall be affixed to the  vessel  in  such   manner  as  the commissioner may prescribe provided, however, that where   the hull of a vessel equipped with a windshield is constructed of  wood,   such  validating sticker or stickers may be affixed to the windshield of   the vessel. From that time and notwithstanding the fact  that  a  vessel   has  been  assigned a registration number, it shall not be considered as   validly  registered  within  the  meaning  of  this  article  unless   a   validating  sticker  and  current  registration  certificate  have  been   issued. In addition, the commissioner may issue a validating sticker  or   stickers  to the holder of a certificate of registration issued prior to   April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, without further expense to the   holder, indicating the validity of  the  current  registration  and  the   expiration  date  thereof, which validating sticker or stickers shall be   affixed to  the  vessel  in  such  a  manner  as  the  commissioner  may   prescribe. The commissioner shall establish by regulation such terms and   conditions  as  may  be  necessary  to  accomplish  the issuance of such   validating sticker or stickers and the date upon  which  their  issuance   shall be completed. From thirty days after such date and notwithstanding   the fact that a vessel has been assigned a registration number and has a   current  certificate  of  registration,  it  shall  not be considered as    validly  registered  within  the  meaning  of  this  article  unless   a   validating sticker or stickers is displayed on the vessel.