## Trading In or Selling Your Old Car 

Before you trade in or sell your old vehicle, make sure to remove the vehicle plates and the windshield registration sticker, which shows your plate number. This can prevent you from being charged with parking tickets that are not yours. 

## REGISTRATION RENEWAL 

Most registrations are renewed every two years. Approximately 45 to 60 days before your registration will expire, you should receive a renewal reminder in the mail. If you changed your address and did not notify the DMV, you will not receive the reminder. If you did not answer three or more parking tickets, or if your registration is suspended or revoked, you will not receive the reminder. Allow two weeks to process and deliver the registration. You are responsible to know when your registration expires and to renew it on time. This is true even if you do not get a reminder in the mail. 

If the expiration date falls on a weekend or le- gal state holiday, your registration is automatically extended to midnight of the next business day. Make sure you maintain liability insurance on your vehicle during the extension period. 

If you have not received a renewal notice, you may be able to renew your registration – 

By mail:  Complete a Vehicle Registration/Title Application (MV-82), available at any motor vehi- cle office and from the DMV website dmv.ny.gov (search under Forms). If your registration must be sent to an address that is not the mailing address you entered on the application form (MV-82), enclose a separate note that requests the DMV to mail your registration to the other address. Do not put this mailing address on form MV-82 unless you want it to appear on the registration and your DMV registration record. Reminder – if you indicate a change of address on your registration, it will affect ONLY that registration. Use a Change of Address Form (MV-232) to change all your DMV records. This form is available at any motor vehicle office and from the DMV website (search under Forms). 

Enclose a check or money order for the correct fee, payable to the “Commissioner of Motor 

Vehicles.” If you do not know the exact fee you must pay, you can determine the fee using the Schedules of Registration Fees (MV-204A) avail- able at any motor vehicle office or through a work page at the DMV website. Make sure to include your insurance card with your renewal application if your insurance company has changed and you have not responded to a DMV Insurance Inquiry Letter. 

Mail your completed Vehicle Registration/Title Application and other documents to: 

## NYS DMV Utica Processing Center, P.O. Box 359, Utica, NY 13503. 

Allow two weeks to receive your registration renewal. If you do not receive it after two weeks, contact a DMV Call Center or visit any state or county motor vehicle office. Allow more time for overseas mail. 

If your name has changed and you have not notified the DMV, you must visit a DMV office and show proofs of your identity. For more informa- tion, contact a DMV Call Center. 

## Online at the DMV website dmv.ny.gov : 

Online registration renewal requires that you have not changed your address or insurance company, and that the registration is for a passenger car, small commercial truck or a motorcycle that is not used exclusively off road. Your registration fee, and any related fees, will be displayed on the computer screen. In three quick steps, you can renew your registration online and use your credit card for payment. Your renewal will be automat- ically processed and mailed to you. Allow two weeks for delivery. 

In person at a state or county motor vehicle office:  You must complete and submit a Vehicle Registration/Title Application (MV-82). Note: An application brought into an office by a second party (someone who is not the registrant) must be accompanied by the original New York license/ permit/non-driver identification card for the sec- ond party and either the original or a photocopy for the registrant. This includes spouses (hus- bands and wives). The application must be signed by the registrant, not the person who brings the form into the office. 

