N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 403
Number plates continued

1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the commissioner, upon registration or reregistration of any vehicle required to be registered under this chapter, may continue the use of number plates for an additional period as may be determined by him, in which event he shall issue and deliver a tag or other evidence of registration, which shall be attached or affixed in such manner as he may prescribe by regulation. The failure to affix or display such tag or other evidence of registration, in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, shall constitute a violation of this section. The removal from any vehicle, other than by the owner of the vehicle or person authorized by such owner or by a police officer in the performance of his duties, of such tag or other evidence of registration shall constitute a class B misdemeanor.

2.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, the commissioner, upon registration or reregistration of any vehicle required to be registered under this chapter between July first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-eight, shall issue a new number plate or plates to each registrant or reregistrant, and provided further an emblem bearing the likeness of the Statue of Liberty shall appear on the number plate or plates except that such emblem, in the discretion of the commissioner, need not appear on a number plate or plates less than ten inches long. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for plate reissuance including which plates will be required to be replaced in which year. The commissioner is authorized to take whatever actions are necessary to ensure that the transaction necessary for the reissuance of such number plate or plates shall be accomplished by mail so as to minimize the need for the reregistrant to process the transaction in person.

3.

a. Upon the request of an applicant and payment by the applicant of a one-time fee not to exceed twenty dollars, and subject to regulations promulgated by the commissioner, the commissioner shall provide a number plate or plates bearing the same distinctive numerals and/or letters as the number plate being replaced. Such one-time fee shall be in addition to the regular fee prescribed by § 401 (Registration of motor vehicles)section four hundred one of this article.

b.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision, no such one-time fee shall be charged for any plate subject to the provisions of section four hundred four or four hundred four-l of this article, for which an annual service charge is paid in addition to the regular fee prescribed by § 401 (Registration of motor vehicles)section four hundred one of this article.

c.

Nothing contained in paragraph a of this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize the imposition of a fee for a number plate or plates which is higher than any fee otherwise authorized by this chapter.

Source: Section 403 — Number plates continued, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/VAT/403 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 27, 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 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
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Accessed:
Apr. 27, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 403’s source at nysenate​.gov

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