§ 420-a. Dealer issued temporary registration.
1.Where a dealer\nhaving a registration under the provisions of section four hundred\nfifteen of this chapter sells or transfers a vehicle, he may issue a\ntemporary registration for such vehicle, which registration shall\npermit, such vehicle to be operated as a duly registered vehicle for a\nperiod of thirty days from the date of issuance, other provisions of\nthis chapter notwithstanding. Such temporary registration may be\nextended by the commissioner for an additional thirty days and shall\nconsist of a form or forms which shall be obtained from the commissioner\nby the dealer, and executed, issued and displayed in accordance with the\nprovisions of this section and in such manner as the commissioner shall\nprescribe.\n 2. A qualified
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§ 420-a. Dealer issued temporary registration. 1. Where a dealer\nhaving a registration under the provisions of section four hundred\nfifteen of this chapter sells or transfers a vehicle, he may issue a\ntemporary registration for such vehicle, which registration shall\npermit, such vehicle to be operated as a duly registered vehicle for a\nperiod of thirty days from the date of issuance, other provisions of\nthis chapter notwithstanding. Such temporary registration may be\nextended by the commissioner for an additional thirty days and shall\nconsist of a form or forms which shall be obtained from the commissioner\nby the dealer, and executed, issued and displayed in accordance with the\nprovisions of this section and in such manner as the commissioner shall\nprescribe.\n 2. A qualified dealer may obtain temporary registrations to be issued\nin accordance with the provisions of this section by applying to the\ncommissioner and paying a fee of five dollars for each such temporary\nregistration. The commissioner may limit the number of temporary\nregistrations given to a dealer at any one time or the number of\nunissued temporary registrations in the possession of a dealer at one\ntime.\n 3. A qualified dealer may issue a temporary registration under this\nsection only to a person to whom he has sold or transferred a vehicle.\nSuch a temporary registration may not be issued for a vehicle which is\neligible for issuance of a temporary certificate of registration\npursuant to subdivision seven of section four hundred twenty of this\narticle. The commissioner may, by regulation, exclude specific classes\nor types of vehicles from the provisions of this section.\n 4. Before issuing a temporary registration, a qualified dealer must\nhave in his possession all application forms properly completed, all\ndocuments, fees and any other charges which must be submitted to the\ncommissioner for the issuance of a registration by the commissioner.\nSuch dealer must make application for registration for such vehicle and\nmust submit all such forms, documents, fees and charges to the\ncommissioner in a manner prescribed by the commissioner and, unless\notherwise provided by the commissioner, within five calendar days of the\ndate of issuance of the temporary registration.\n 5. Any registration issued by the commissioner as a result of an\napplication submitted by a qualified dealer who has issued a temporary\nregistration for such vehicle pursuant to this section shall be issued\nas of the date the dealer issued the temporary registration.\n 6. In order for a temporary registration issued pursuant to this\nsection to be valid, it must be displayed on the vehicle for which it is\nissued in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.\n 7. A dealer may not make a separate charge for the issuance of a\ntemporary registration.\n 8. The commissioner may refuse to issue temporary registrations to a\ndealer registered pursuant to section four hundred fifteen of this\nchapter or he may require the surrender of unissued temporary\nregistrations in the possession of such dealer, if he determines that\nthe dealer has not complied with the provisions of this section or any\nregulations promulgated thereunder. If the commissioner refuses to issue\nsuch temporary registrations or requires the surrender of such temporary\nregistrations, a qualified dealer may request a hearing on such\ndetermination by making a written request for such hearing to the\ncommissioner. Upon receipt of such request, a hearing must be held\nwithin ten days of receipt.\n 9. If a dealer registration expires or is suspended or revoked, or if\na dealer goes out of business, all unissued temporary registrations in\nthe possession of such dealer must be surrendered to the commissioner.\nUpon application by such dealer, the fee for such unissued temporary\nregistrations shall be refunded upon surrender, except that no such\nrefund shall be made if the dealer registration has been suspended or\nrevoked or the commissioner has required that temporary registrations be\nsurrendered pursuant to subdivision eight of this section.\n 10. The commissioner shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may\nbe necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.\n 11. Fees; deposited. Fees assessed under this section shall be paid to\nthe commissioner for deposit to the general fund, with the exception of\nthe three dollar increase in the fee for issuance of temporary\nregistrations pursuant to subdivision two of this section, which shall\nbe deposited to the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund established\npursuant to section eighty-nine-b of the state finance law and the\ndedicated mass transportation fund established pursuant to section\neighty-nine-c of the state finance law and distributed according to the\nprovisions of subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-j of the tax\nlaw.\n