2023 New York Laws › VAT - Vehicle and Traffic › Title 11 - Registration of Snowmobiles, Motorboats and Limited Use Vehicles › Article 47 - Registration of Snowmobiles › 2225 - Certificate of Registration.

§ 2225. Certificate  of  registration. 1. Certificate. Upon the filing
  of the application and payment of the fee as provided in  this  article,
  the  commissioner  shall assign to such snowmobile a distinctive number,
  and, without further expense to the applicant, issue  a  certificate  of
  registration,  in  such  manner  and  form  as  the  commissioner  shall
  prescribe. In the event of the loss, mutilation or  destruction  of  any
  certificate  of registration, the owner of the registered snowmobile may
  file such statement and proof of the facts  as  the  commissioner  shall
  require  with a fee of one dollar, with the department, for the issuance
  of a duplicate or substitute.
2.  Carrying  certificate.  Every  person   operating   a   snowmobile
  registered  in  accordance  with  any  of the provisions of this article
  shall, upon demand of any magistrate, police officer or  peace  officer,
  when  acting  pursuant to his special duties, produce for inspection the
  certificate of registration for such snowmobile  and  shall  furnish  to
  such  person  any  information  necessary for the identification of such
  snowmobile and its owner. The failure  to  produce  the  certificate  of
  registration  as  provided  herein shall not be an offense, but shall be
  presumptive evidence of operating a snowmobile which is  not  registered
  as required by this article.
3.  Change of residence. It shall be the duty of every owner holding a
  certificate of registration to notify the department, in writing, of any
  change of residence of such owner within fifteen days after such  change
  occurs,  and  to  inscribe  on such certificate, in the place provided a
  record of such change of residence.
4. Change of ownership. Whenever a snowmobile is  transferred  or  its
  use  discontinued,  the  registration  portion  of  the  certificate  of
  registration shall be properly signed and executed by the owner  showing
  that  the  ownership  of  the snowmobile has been transferred or its use
  discontinued and such certificate shall be returned  to  the  department
  within  fifteen  days after such transfer or discontinuance. In the case
  of transfer, the  new  owner  shall  apply  for  a  new  certificate  by
  completing  an  application  for registration, using the original number
  issued for such snowmobile. Such application shall be submitted  to  the
  department  together with the renewal or transfer of the old certificate
  of registration, properly signed by the previous owner, and the required
  fee of five dollars. The renewal or transfer of the old  certificate  of
  registration,  properly signed by the previous owner, shall constitute a
  temporary registration for such new owner for a period determined by the
  commissioner from the date such snowmobile was transferred  to  the  new
  owner. In the event that such snowmobile was purchased from a registered
  dealer,  the  application  must  be  accompanied  by  a  dealer's  form,
  numbered, completed and signed by the dealer or his agent and signed  by
  the new owner, as prescribed by the commissioner.
5.  Destruction,  theft or removal from state. It shall be the duty of
  every owner of a snowmobile registered pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
  this  article  to notify the department, in writing, of the destruction,
  theft or permanent removal of such snowmobile  from  the  state,  within
  fifteen days of acquiring knowledge thereof. In the event of destruction
  or theft, the certificate of registration shall be surrendered with such
  notice.