NY State Senate Bill 2025-S3251

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 24, 2025	referred to transportation

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2025-S3251 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A497
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§2101, 2107, 2109, 2112, 2117 & 2119, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S9492, A6413

2025-S3251 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the electronic transmission of vehicle certificate of titles.

2025-S3251 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3251

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
for the electronic transmission of certain documents

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To allow for the electronic transmission of vehicle titles from the
Department of Motor Vehicles to the vehicle owner.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 46 Section 2101 to
include electronic transmission.

Section 2 amends Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 46 Section 2107 to
allow for the delivery of vehicle titles to lien holders

Section 3amends Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 46 Section 2109 to allow

for the delivery of vehicle owners

Section 4 amends Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 46 Section 2112 to
allow for the delivery of titles when title is lost or stolen

Section 5amends Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 46 Section 2117 to allow
for the delivery of titles to transferees of ownership

Section 6amends Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 46 Section 2119 to allow
for the delivery of titles to transferees of liens

Section 7 establishes the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

As more industries utilize digital methods of operation, it is critical
that New York State keep up with public and commercial demand and
streamline services that only it can provide. Currently, when DMV deliv-
ers original documents to New Yorkers, such as vehicle titles, it must
provide a physical document. This legislation streamlines the process
and acknowledges that secure items can be safely transferred solely
through digital means.

By allowing for the digital delivery of a vehicle title, certain aspects
of business in New York State can be completed nearly instantaneously,
such as replacing a lost title, transferring a lien, or transferring the
title to a new vehicle owner. This will save the state money by increas-
ing efficiencies, and provide for a more convenient process for resi-
dents and businesses.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023-24: S.9492

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:


Increased revenues to the State in an amount to be determined due to
increased efficiency in processing.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S3251 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3251
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COONEY, FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
   for the electronic transmission of certain documents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (f) of section 2101 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as added by chapter 1134 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (f) To "mail" means to deposit in  the  United  States  mail  properly
 addressed and with postage prepaid, OR ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED.
   §  2.  Subdivision (c) of section 2107 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as added by chapter 521 of the laws of  1972,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  When the commissioner issues a certificate of title for a vehicle
 as a result of an original application for a title or as a result of the
 filing of a security interest, [he] SUCH COMMISSIONER shall  also  issue
 and  mail  OR HAVE ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED to the lienholder or lien-
 holders named in the original application,  or  to  the  lienholder  who
 filed the subsequent security interest a notice of recorded lien.
   §  3. Section 2109 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section
 1134 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2109. Delivery. The certificate of title shall be  mailed  OR  ELEC-
 TRONICALLY TRANSMITTED to the owner.
   §  4.  Subdivision (a) of section 2112 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as amended by chapter 175 of the laws of 1982, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed
 or becomes illegible, the owner or legal  representative  of  the  owner
 named  in  the certificate, as shown by the records of the commissioner,
 shall promptly make application for and  may  obtain  a  duplicate  upon

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01126-01-5

 S. 3251                             2
 
 furnishing  information  satisfactory  to  the  commissioner. Unless the
 original certificate of title is surrendered to  the  commissioner,  the
 duplicate  certificate  of  title  shall  contain  the legend "This is a
 duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of a person under
 the  original  certificate." It shall be mailed OR ELECTRONICALLY TRANS-
 MITTED to the owner.
   § 5. Subdivisions (a) and (b) of section 2117 of the vehicle and traf-
 fic law, as added by chapter 1134 of the laws of 1971,  are  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  The commissioner, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate
 of title, with an application  for  a  new  certificate  of  title,  the
 required  fee  and  any other documents required by law, shall check the
 identifying number of the vehicle against  the  appropriate  records  of
 vehicles  required to be maintained, issue a new certificate of title in
 the name of the transferee as owner and mail it  OR  HAVE  IT  ELECTRON-
 ICALLY TRANSMITTED to the owner.
   (b) The commissioner, upon receipt of an application for a new certif-
 icate  of  title  by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with
 proof of the transfer, the required fee and any other documents required
 by law, shall check the identifying number of the  vehicle  against  the
 appropriate  records  of vehicles required to be maintained, issue a new
 certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail  it
 OR  HAVE  IT ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED to the owner. If the outstanding
 certificate of title is not delivered to  the  commissioner,  [he]  SUCH
 COMMISSIONER shall demand it from the holder thereof.
   § 6. Subdivisions (b) and (c) of section 2119 of the vehicle and traf-
 fic  law,  as  added by chapter 1134 of the laws of 1971, are amended to
 read as follows:
   (b) The lienholder shall, immediately after the  owner  complies  with
 subdivision (a), cause the certificate, application and the required fee
 to be mailed, ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED or delivered to the commission-
 er.
   (c)  Upon  receipt  of  the  certificate of title, application and the
 required fee, the commissioner shall either endorse on the  certificate,
 or  issue  a new certificate containing, the name and address of the new
 lienholder, and mail OR ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT the certificate  to  the
 owner.
   § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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