N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 401-A
In-transit permits


The owner of a vehicle intended to be operated upon a public highway or street only for the purpose of transporting the same to a jurisdiction, within this state or to any other state, where the same is to be registered, may file with the commissioner or any agent of the commissioner an application for issuance of an in-transit permit for such vehicle. The application shall be made on a form furnished by the commissioner for such purpose and shall contain such information as the commissioner shall require. If satisfied that the vehicle is to be operated as provided in this section, the commissioner shall upon payment of a fee of twelve dollars and fifty cents assign to such vehicle a distinctive number and issue and deliver to the applicant an in-transit permit, valid for a period of thirty days from the date of issuance, in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe, indicating the extent to which the vehicle covered by such permit may be operated on the public highways and such vehicle may be operated only as so indicated. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section, the difference collected between the fees set forth in this paragraph in effect on and after September first, two thousand nine and the fees set forth in this paragraph in effect prior to such date shall be deposited to the credit of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund. If an in-transit permit is issued by a county clerk, acting as agent of the commissioner, such county clerk shall be entitled to the sum of thirty-five cents for each such in-transit permit issued, which sum shall be deducted before remitting the fee for such in-transit permit to the commissioner. The provisions of this chapter with respect to the issuance and display of number plates shall not apply to vehicles operated only as provided in this section, and which display the in-transit permit issued by the commissioner.

Source: Section 401-A — In-transit permits, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/VAT/401-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

401
Registration of motor vehicles
401‑A
In-transit permits
401‑B
Registration of tow trucks
402
Distinctive number
402‑A
Facsimile license plates
402‑B
Obscured and obstructed license plates
403
Number plates continued
403‑A
Temporary indicia of registration
403‑B
Sales of special number or distinctive license plates by certain dealers
404
Issuance of special number plates
404‑A
Registration of motor vehicles of severely disabled persons
404‑AA
Distinctive plates for members of the Catholic War Veterans of America
404‑B
Distinctive plates for volunteer firefighters
404‑BB
Distinctive Cystic Fibrosis Foundation license plates
404‑C
Distinctive plates for former prisoners of war
404‑CC
Distinctive “Cure Childhood Cancer” plates
404‑D
Distinctive plates for members of the organized militia and reserve
404‑DD
Distinctive plates for members of AMVETS
404‑DD*2
Mental illness anti-stigma license plates
404‑E
Distinctive plates for purple heart recipients
404‑EE
Distinctive “West Indian American Day Carnival” license plates
404‑EE*2
Distinctive Down’s syndrome awareness license plates
404‑EE*3
Distinctive “September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance” license plates
404‑EE*4
Distinctive “Jamaican bobsled team” number plates
404‑F
Distinctive plates for members of volunteer ambulance services
404‑G
Distinctive plates bearing the words “Birthplace of Baseball”
404‑H
Distinctive plates for members of the Jewish War Veterans of America
404‑I
Distinctive plates for gold star mothers
404‑J
Registration and issuance of special number plates for veterans who survived the Pearl Harbor attack
404‑K
Distinctive plates for Marine Corps League members
404‑L
Distinctive regional design plates
404‑M
Distinctive license plates commemorating the World University Games
404‑N
Issuance of distinctive conservation plates
404‑O
Distinctive “Olympic Spirit” license plates
404‑OO
Deposit of service charges for distinctive license plates
404‑P
Distinctive “Animal Population Control Fund” license plates
404‑P*2
Distinctive plates for congressional medal of honor recipients
404‑Q
Distinctive “drive for the cure” license plates
404‑Q*2
Distinctive plates for the council on the arts
404‑R
Distinctive “foreign organization” license plates
404‑R*2
Distinctive plates for New York state licensed dentists who are members of the New York State Dental Association
404‑S
Issuance of distinctive “I Love New York” plates
404‑S*2
Issuance of distinctive plates for agriculture
404‑S*3
Distinctive “drive out diabetes” license plates
404‑S*4
Distinctive plates for the Saratoga national cemetery honor guard association
404‑T
Distinctive marine and coastal district of New York license plates
404‑T*2
Distinctive conserve habitat license plates
404‑T*3
Distinctive “peace at home” license plates
404‑U
Distinctive “keep kids drug free” license plates
404‑U*2
Distinctive “national multiple sclerosis society” license plates
404‑U*3
Distinctive gift of life license plates
404‑U*4
Distinctive “Erie canal” license plates
404‑V
Distinctive plates for water rescue team members
404‑V*2
Distinctive plates for the United States Naval Armed Guard
404‑V*3
Distinctive plates for the arts and cultural institutions and museums
404‑V*4
Distinctive plates for members of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society
404‑V*5
Issuance of distinctive “Discover Queens” license plates
404‑V*6
Distinctive autism awareness license plates
404‑V*7
Distinctive “Love your library” plates
404‑W
Distinctive plates for war on terror veterans
404‑W*2
Distinctive plates for Persian Gulf veterans
404‑X
Distinctive “Ducks Unlimited” license plates
404‑Y
Distinctive plates for veterans of the Iraq War and veterans of the Afghanistan War
404‑Y*2
Distinctive “Appalachian Trail” license plates
404‑Y*3
Distinctive plates for members of the Kiwanis International
404‑Y*4
Distinctive plates for conspicuous service cross recipients
404‑Y*5
Distinctive lupus awareness license plates
404‑Y*6
Distinctive sickle cell disease awareness license plates
404‑Z
Distinctive “Elks Association” license plates

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 401-A’s source at nysenate​.gov

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