New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Vintage License Plates WHAT ARE "VINTAGE" LICENSE PLATES AND WHAT VEHICLES ARE ELIGIBLE? l Vintage plates are the actual plates issued to the vehicle owner, or other original plates (not reproductions) issued by New York State (NYS), in the year the vehicle was manufactured. l Any motor vehicle manufactured more than 25 years before the current calendar year that is used only as a collector's item or exhibition piece, and not for daily transportation, may be registered with vintage plates from the model year of the vehicle. l Vintage registrations are valid for one year. To register your vehicle with vintage plates, you must have actual plates that were valid in NYS in the year the vehicle was manufactured. If it was a metal tab year, you must have the metal tab. o The plates must be original; not reproductions and not painted. o If NYS issued only one plate in the year of manufacture, that plate must be mounted on the rear of the vehicle. If NYS originally issued two plates in that year, you must use both matching plates. o A motorcycle plate must be used on a motorcycle. Otherwise, any plates issued in the year the vehicle was manufactured may be used on any type of vehicle. For example, plates originally issued to a truck may be used on a car, and plates issued to a taxi may be used on a truck. l If you have any questions about Vintage Registrations, contact the Custom Plates Unit: Custom Plates Unit Department of Motor Vehicles PO Box 2775 Albany NY 12220-0775 1-518-402-4838 HOW DO I REGISTER MY ELIGIBLE VEHICLE WITH VINTAGE PLATES? Mail items 1-8 to: NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, Custom Plates Unit, P.O. Box 2775, Albany NY, 12220. 1. MV-82 (Vehicle Registration/Title Application)*. Complete and sign form MV-82. Please be sure to fill in your name, address, daytime phone number, and client ID number (from your driver license). If you have questions about the requirements, please see form MV-82.1 (Registering/Titling a Vehicle in New York State)*. 2. A photocopy of your driver license. This serves as proof of identity. (See form ID-82* for a list of other acceptable proofs.) 3. Proof of ownership. If the vehicle is currently registered to you, provide a photocopy of the current registration. If the vehicle is not currently registered in your name, send the original transferable registration or title, signed over to you. If that is not possible, send form MV-51B (Statement of Ownership)* with a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) tracing or VIN verification signed by a police department. 4. Proof of insurance. Send a valid Insurance ID Card (FS-20, FS-21) issued and dated within 45 days of the date you register the vehicle. The ID card must include a scannable barcode and the computer-printed word "HISTORICAL". Cards without the word "HISTORICAL" will not be accepted. Contact your insurance company to get information about insurance for an historical vehicle. 5. Sales Tax Receipt (ONLY needed if the vehicle has never been registered in your name in New York State.) To get a Sales Tax Receipt, you must bring your bill of sale and proof of ownership documents (title or transferable registration) to any Motor Vehicles office, where you will complete a sales tax clearance form (DTF-802*, 803* or 804*) and receive a Sales Tax Receipt (FS-6T). (If your vehicle is currently registered in your name, or if it was registered to you previously, proof of sales tax payment is not required.) 6. Payment of fees. You may pay by check, money order or credit card. Make a check or money order payable to the "Commissioner of Motor Vehicles". If paying by credit card, please fill in the appropriate information on Page 2 of this form. Passenger Vehicles: o If you already have a valid NYS registration for the vehicle in your name, the fee is $3.75 for the new document. o If the vehicle is not currently registered in your name, the fee is $28.75. NOTE: If you live in New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, or Westchester county, the fee is $53.75 due to the addition of an annual $25 Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District supplemental registration fee. o If the vehicle is a 1973 or newer model year and does not already have a NYS title issued in your name, there is an additional fee of $50 for the title. MV-440V (4/11) PAGE 1 OF 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Motorcycles (motorcycle registrations have a fixed expiration date of 4/30): o If you already have a valid NYS registration with historical plates, the fee is $3.75 for the new document. o If you have a valid standard motorcycle registration, the fee is $11.25 ($3.75 document fee plus a prorated registration fee of $7.50). o If the motorcycle is not currently registered in your name, the fee is $25. NOTE: If you live in New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, or Westchester county, the fee is $50.00 due to the addition of an annual $25 Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District supplemental registration fee. o If your motorcycle is a 1973 or newer model and does not have a NYS title issued in your name, there is an additional title fee of $50. 7. Color photograph of the vintage plate(s). Submit a clear, color photograph of the plate(s). If the vehicle year required two plates, both plates must appear in the same photo. 8. This form (MV-440V)*, with your original signature on Page 2. *These forms may be printed from the DMV web site (www.dmv.ny.gov), or obtained at any Motor Vehicles office. Owner's Certification Statement I certify that the vehicle I want to register with vintage plates is owned and operated as an exhibition piece or collector's item, and is used for participation in club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, occasional transportation and similar uses, but is not used for general daily transportation, in accordance with Section 401-7(G) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. I also certify that the accompanying photograph is of the original, readable, un-repainted plate(s), not of a manufactured facsimile. The year of the plate(s) corresponds to the model year of the vehicle. ç_____________________________________________________________ (Sign your name as it appears, or as it will appear, on the vehicle registration) ___________________________________________________ (Daytime Phone Number) Payment Method and Amount o Check Amount Enclosed $_____________ o Money Order o American Express o Discover o MasterCard o Visa Credit Card Authorization Name (as it appears on credit card) ____________________________________________________________________ Card Account Number: _________________________________________ Expiration Date: ______________________ Authorized Signature ç ______________________________________________________________________ MV-440V (4/11) PAGE 2 OF 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com