N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 2116
Additional requirements for applications

(a)

An application for a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the required fee when mailed or delivered to the commissioner.

(b)

Except as provided for in subdivision (c) of this section, an application for the naming of a lienholder or his assignee on a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the required fee when mailed or delivered to the commissioner.

(c)

The filing of a notice of lien by the office of temporary and disability assistance, or a local social services district, or its authorized representative, or a lien of another state agency operating under title IV-D of the social security act, shall constitute an application for the naming of a lienholder on a certificate of title. The filing of an application by any such agency shall be completed without payment of a fee.

Source: Section 2116 — Additional requirements for applications, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/2116 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 18, 2025).

2101
Definitions 2102
Exclusions 2103
Excepted liens and security interests 2104
Certificate of title required 2105
Application for first certificate of title 2105‑A
Liens on motor vehicles for failure to make child support payments 2106
Examination of records 2107
Issuance and records 2108
Contents and effect 2109
Delivery 2110
Registration without certificate of title 2111
Refusing certificate of title 2112
Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates 2113
Transfer 2114
Transfer to or from dealer 2115
Transfer by operation of law 2116
Additional requirements for applications 2117
When commissioner to issue new certificate 2118
Perfection of security interests 2119
Security interest 2120
Assignment by lienholder 2121
Release of security interest 2122
Duty of lienholder 2123
Exclusiveness of procedure 2124
Suspension or revocation of certificates 2125
Fees 2126
Powers of commissioner 2127
Hearings 2128
Court review 2129
Stolen, converted, recovered and unclaimed vehicles 2130
Offenses relating to certificates 2131
Evidence of criminal intent or knowledge 2132
Effect on other laws 2133
Uniformity of interpretation 2134
Short title 2135
Severability

Accessed:
Jan. 18, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 2116’s source at nysenate.gov

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Original Source: Section 2116 — Additional requirements for applications, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/VAT/2116 (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).