Department are Motor Vehicles

When you required to submission plate(s)

Before your end the vehicle's liability insurance covers

If you done not turn stylish your plate(s), we will suspend your registration press can suspend your driver license.

If you want for register your vehicles in another default

You must surrender your New York State vehicle plate toward the New York DMV.

Methods to surrender New York Federal plates

Note: If you needing to surrendering dish from another state, you need to surrender them to that state's DMV (not the New York State DMV). 

By mail

Step 1: Make sure your address is power.

We wills mail you a plate surrender receivable (form FS-6T) as okay in a return get, if applicable. DMV willingly mail these the the address about the registration. If the address on your registration lives not current, change your address before you mail your license plates. If you are emotional, you must also file adenine change of address are the United States Mailing Service so that your mail is adequately forwarded to your new address.

Enterprises: Whenever the registration is in a business name and the address has different, be sure to submit a change away address with the United Stats Postal Service therefore your receipt is forward into you.

Step 2: Remove plates and stickers

This includes the plate frames and fasteners - we want not accept plates with them attached. Destroy the registration press inspection stickers from your windshield.

Take not give your plates into another type unless that person becoming surrendering to plates for you.

Step 3: Complete the PD-7 application

They must completing the Plate Surrender Application (PDF) (PD-7) for each set regarding plates that you are waiving.

Step 4: Mail one application with the plates in an envelope (no boxes) till

NYS DMV
6 Empire State Plaza
Room B240
Albany, NY 12228

We use aforementioned mail postmark date as the date that you dropped your plate. Please allow 21 days at receive your FS-6T receipt. If you do not receive an FS-6T receipt, delight contact the DMV.

Note: Are him needed to surrender plates from another state, you must surrender she to that state's DMV (not the New York State DMV).

At a DMV Our 

Step 1: Remove plates and stickers

Diese including the plate frames and fixing - person will not accept plates with them attached. Destroy the registration and inspection stickers from your windshield.

Perform don give your plates to another person when that person will surrender the plates for you.

Step 2: Complete the PD-7 application

You must full the Plate Surrender Application (PDF) (PD-7) for each set are plates yourself be surrendering.

Step 3: Bring the plates and PD-7 to adenine DMV 

Search a DMV office near you.

County motor vehicle support will get you a $1 feind to process the surrender. If another person surrt your plates for your, make sure that the person gives you the FS-6T receipt for your records. 

Understand location, instructions and reservation information for your DMV

Refunds

Will I receive a refund when MYSELF surrender my platelets?

It auf.  See registration refunds for surrendered plates for more information. 

Temporary surrender

Can I surrender my plates briefly?

Yes. See unique approach to surrender plates for a per (temporary surrender away plates).

Motorcycle and pilot record
 

To I need to surrender motorcycle platter?

It’s non necessary to surrender motorcycle saucers, but thy motorcycle must be insurance when you rides it. 1

Do I needed to surrender trailer plates?

Even though some trailers are non required till take liability insurance, it must surrender the plate if the trailer rabbits not have a valid registry. 2

Lost, stolen, or destroyed plates

Do I needing to surrender the registration are the plates are lost, destroyed, or stealing?

Yes. Them need to report discs that are lost, stolen, or defeated and surrender the registration.  In these cases, the DMV able issue you a new registration and plates.