Requires any motorized recreational vehicle operated, sold or transferred within New York state to be titled with the department of motor vehicles; provides that no person shall sell, transfer or purchase a motorized recreational vehicle without a valid title; directs the department of motor vehicles to maintain a digital database of titled motorized recreational vehicles; provides penalties for noncompliance.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10954
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 14, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
titling of all motorized recreational vehicles in New York state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. A lack of a uniform titling system
exists for motorized recreational items, including all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs), snowmobiles, dirt bikes, personal watercraft, and other similar
vehicles, which creates ownership transfer challenges, facilitates
unlawful transactions, and increases the risk of theft and fraudulent
sales. Establishing a requirement for titling such vehicles will
improve accountability, enhance public safety, and protect consumer
rights.
§ 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
397-d to read as follows:
§ 397-D. MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE TITLE REQUIREMENT. 1. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE"
SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
(A) ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES DEFINED BY SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED EIGHT-
Y-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER;
(B) SNOWMOBILES AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF
THIS CHAPTER;
(C) DIRT BIKES AND OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES;
(D) PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, SUCH AS JET SKIS; AND
(E) ANY OTHER SIMILAR MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AS DETERMINED BY
THE COMMISSIONER.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, OR OF ANY
OTHER LAW, ANY MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OPERATED, SOLD OR TRANS-
FERRED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE SHALL BE TITLED WITH THE DEPARTMENT. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE TO THE OWNER OF ANY SUCH
MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE UPON APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF APPLICA-
BLE FEES AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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