N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 2117 – When commissioner to issue new certificate
§ 2117. When commissioner to issue new certificate. (a) The commissioner, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall check the identifying number of the vehicle against the appropriate records of vehicles required to be maintained, issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail it to the owner.
Terms Used In N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 2117
- Commissioner: includes the office and a branch office of the commissioner and, when authorized to receive a document or fee as agent of the commissioner, the clerk of a county. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 2101
- Identifying number: means the numbers, and letters if any, on a vehicle designated by the commissioner for the purpose of identifying the vehicle. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 2101
- mail: means to deposit in the United States mail properly addressed and with postage prepaid. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 2101
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 2101
- Vehicle: means a vehicle as defined in section one hundred fifty-nine of this chapter except that it shall not include a device for which a registration is denied pursuant to section four hundred-a of this chapter and, except with respect to section twenty-one hundred two of this article, shall also mean a vessel as defined in section twenty-two hundred fifty of this chapter. See N.Y. Vehicle and Traffic Law 2101
(b) The commissioner, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall check the identifying number of the vehicle against the appropriate records of vehicles required to be maintained, issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner and mail it to the owner. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to the commissioner, he shall demand it from the holder thereof.
(c) The commissioner may require that any vehicle for which an application for a certificate of title is made be inspected in a manner prescribed by him for conformity to the description given in the application before he issues a certificate of title.