New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter H - Classification Of Vehicles And Regulation Of Nonvehicular Devices › Part 103 - All-terrain Vehicles › Section 103.2 - Registration procedures

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
				  Application for registration. Every ATV sold by a dealer shall be registered at
				  the time of sale by such dealer. An application for an original registration of
				  an ATV or any registration transaction other than a renewal may be made by
				  mailing or delivering a properly completed application for such registration,
				  the proper fee and appropriate documentation to any district office of the
				  department or any office of a county clerk acting as agent of the commissioner
				  for the issuance of ATV registrations. An application for the renewal of an ATV
				  registration should be made in accordance with the directions contained on the
				  renewal application mailed by the department to the registrant.
(b) Evidence of ownership. In order to
				  register an ATV, acceptable evidence of ownership must be submitted with the
				  application for registration.
(1) For a new
				  ATV, acceptable evidence of ownership shall consist of a manufacturer's
				  statement or certificate of origin.
(2) For any ATV which was previously
				  registered in this State or in any other jurisdiction, acceptable evidence of
				  ownership shall consist of the previous registration or title or other
				  ownership document issued for it.
(3) For any ATV not covered by paragraph (1)
				  or (2) of this subdivision, acceptable evidence of ownership shall consist of a
				  properly completed affidavit of ownership on a form provided by the
				  department.
(4) Manufacturer's
				  statement or certificate of origin. A manufacturer's statement or certificate
				  of origin must be issued by the manufacturer of the ATV, or by a duly
				  designated agent of such manufacturer, and must contain at least the following:
				  identification as a certificate or statement of origin, the name and address of
				  the manufacturer, the date of the statement or certificate, an identifying
				  number, the identification number of the ATV, the year, make and model of the
				  ATV, the name and address of the distributor or dealer to whom the ATV has been
				  transferred, a statement that such transfer is the first transfer of a new ATV
				  in ordinary trade and commerce, the signature of an authorized representative
				  of the manufacturer, and on the reverse it must contain appropriate language
				  for at least two distributor-dealer assignments.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of
				  paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subdivision, except with respect to a new ATV
				  purchased by the original owner on or after January 1, 1987, the district
				  director or county clerk may accept a properly completed affidavit of ownership
				  in lieu of a manufacturer's statement or certificate of origin, registration,
				  title or other official ownership document if satisfied that the applicant is
				  the owner of the vehicle and under all of the circumstances it would be
				  unreasonable for the applicant to be required to provide such
				  documentation.