Driver’s Manual | 25 Trading In or Selling Your Old Car REGISTRATION RENEWAL NYS DMV Utica Processing Center, P.O. Box  359, Utica, NY 13503. 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. 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: 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. 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. 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  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. Online at the DMV website dmv.ny.gov :  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.