24 | Driver’s Manual If proof is not provided and the loan has not been  paid, the lien holder could repossess the vehicle.  A motor vehicle office will not accept a title cer- tificate if the correct odometer or damage disclo- sure statement is not completed, or if information  on the title is adjusted, erased or canceled. This  includes any name or signature. ny.gov. This form certifies the purchase price and  determines the sales tax you must pay when you  register the vehicle. One side of the form must  be completed and signed by the buyer. The other  side must be signed by the seller if the selling  price is below fair market value or if the vehicle is  being given as a gift from someone who is not a  family member. If the form is not completed by the  seller, you will be charged sales tax based on the  current fair market value of the vehicle. Bring the  completed form to a state or county motor vehicle  office when you register your vehicle. When you purchase vehicle liability insurance,  the insurance agent or broker gives you two  insurance identification cards. The name(s) and  vehicle identification number (VIN) on these cards  must exactly match the information on the reg- istration application. You must present one card  when you register your vehicle. Keep the second  card with the vehicle. Registrations for most vehicles with a maximum  gross weight of not more than 18,000 pounds  (8,165 kg) are valid for two years, and fees are  based on vehicle weight. There are also vehicle  plate and title fees. IMPORTANT:  The DMV must examine every ve- hicle described as “Rebuilt Salvage”, OR SIMILAR  WORDS, for stolen parts before the vehicle can  be registered or titled. If you are to purchase a  vehicle that is registered or titled out-of-state,  contact a DMV Call Center for more information. When you purchase a vehicle from a New York  State registered dealer, the dealer collects the  sales tax. If you purchase a vehicle from someone other  than a NYS registered dealer, you need to fill out  a Statement of Transaction/Sale or Gift of Motor  Vehicle (DTF-802), which is available at any motor  vehicle office and from the DMV website dmv. By law, registration fees cannot be refunded if  you use the vehicle plates or registration sticker  on your vehicle even for one day. However, if  your vehicle plates and registration sticker are  returned unused within 60 days after you register  your vehicle, you can receive a full refund, minus  a processing fee. You may receive a refund of the  fee for the second year of a two-year registration,  minus a processing fee, if you use the plates &  registration only during the first year. Make sure  to get a DMV Universal Receipt (FS-6T) to turn in  your plates. If you transfer a registration from one vehicle  to a replacement vehicle, you will receive credit  for the remaining part of your current registration.  This credit cannot be applied to other vehicles  registered to you. Proof of Sales Tax Payment Fees Proof of Insurance Disclosure Statements • If you purchase a vehicle eight model years old or newer, the DMV will NOT reg- ister your vehicle or issue you a new title  certificate unless the seller has completed,  and you have signed, both the odometer  and the damage disclosure statements  on the Certificate of Title (MV-999). These  statements indicate whether the new title  certificate should be described as “Rebuilt Salvage.”  • If you purchase a vehicle 10 model years  old or newer, make sure the private seller  has completed the odometer statement on  the back of the Certificate of Title (MV-999).  The damage disclosure statement is not  required for vehicles nine model years old  or older. As the buyer, you must confirm  the odometer statement as shown on the  title certificate by writing your initials next  to the odometer box on the title certificate.  Compare the odometer statement on the  title certificate with the odometer reading in the vehicle.