New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 15. Department of Motor Vehicles |
Chapter I. Regulations of the Commissioner |
Subchapter B. Registration, Certificate of Title, and Number Plates |
Part 18. Abandoned Vehicles |
Sec. 18.7. Vehicle identification numbers
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- A local authority may sell an abandoned vehicle without a vehicle identification number plate to a registered scrap processor or a certified vehicle dismantler only. Vehicles sold to anyone other than a registered or certified scrap processor must contain a public vehicle identification number plate. To obtain a new vehicle identification number, the local authority should apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Office of Field Investigation, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12228. Form MV-272.1 must be used to request a vehicle identification number.