S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3952
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
a single registration requirement for non-commercial vehicles
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 136 of the laws of 1969, paragraph a as
amended by chapter 137 of the laws of 1989, paragraph b as amended by
chapter 826 of the laws of 1985 and paragraph c as amended by chapter
356 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
5. Times for registration, reregistration and renewal; proportionate
fees. a. Registrations, reregistrations and renewals shall take effect
and expire on dates determined by the commissioner; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THE REGISTRATION FOR A NON-COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FOR WHICH A REGISTRATION
FEE ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION IS
REQUIRED SHALL NOT EXPIRE UNTIL THE TITLE OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE IS
TRANSFERRED TO A NEW OWNER AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE FORTY-SIX OF THIS
CHAPTER. THE REGISTRATION OF ANY SUCH OLDER MODEL YEAR MOTOR VEHICLES
THAT ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED SHALL NOT EXPIRE UNTIL THE TITLE OF SUCH
MOTOR VEHICLE IS TRANSFERRED TO A NEW OWNER AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE
FORTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. UPON SUCH TRANSFER OF A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
THE NEW OWNER SHALL REGISTER THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND PAY THE REGISTRATION
FEE ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION.
However, where the expiration date of the registration of any COMMERCIAL
vehicle, except a taxi or an omnibus, falls on a Saturday, Sunday or
state holiday, such registration shall be valid for the operation of
such vehicle until midnight of the next day on which state offices shall
be open for business. Provided, however, that renewal of a registration
may be used preceding the expiration date of such registration including
such expiration date. Provided, further, however, that where the
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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required proof of registration consists of an expired registration for
the same vehicle, issued to the same person applying for the registra-
tion or renewal, and the expired registration certificate and number
plates and date tags issued for such registration had not been surren-
dered to the commissioner on or before the expiration date of such
registration, the commissioner may in [his] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S
discretion deem such application to be a renewal of the expired regis-
tration and require that the fee paid for such registration be computed
as if the registration had been made prior to the date of expiration of
the expired registration.
b. The fee for the renewal of a registration FOR A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
shall be the same as the annual registration fee, and, where a registra-
tion or renewal is for a period of more or less than one calendar year,
the annual fees as provided in this section shall be increased or
reduced proportionately on a daily computation basis, except that where
the annual registration fee for such vehicle would amount to ten dollars
or less, the fee shall not be so prorated.
c. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commis-
sioner shall issue registrations and renewals of registrations for
COMMERCIAL motor vehicles for which a registration fee established in
paragraph a of subdivision six of this section is required to be paid
and for motor vehicles having a maximum gross weight of not more than
eighteen thousand pounds for which a registration fee established in
paragraph one of schedule B of subdivision seven of this section is
required to be paid for a period of not less than two years. In addi-
tion, the full amount of any other charges, taxes or fees which would be
required to be paid to, or collected by, the commissioner during the
entire registration period if registrations were issued for twelve month
periods shall be paid to the commissioner at the time of such registra-
tion or renewal of registration FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. THE FULL
AMOUNT OF ANY OTHER CHARGES, TAXES OR FEES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
WITH A SINGLE REGISTRATION AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION SHALL BE PAID TO THE COMMISSIONER AT THE TIME OF SUCH REGISTRATION.
The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the issuance
of registration renewals extended as required in this paragraph. Howev-
er, such regulations may provide that the initial issuance of extended
renewals be accomplished over a two year period. The commissioner may by
regulation exempt from the provisions of this paragraph registrations
for motor vehicles issued in conjunction with any long-term registration
program or registration reciprocity or proration agreement which this
state has established or to which this state is a party.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.