Driver’s Manual | 23 REGISTRATION AND TITLE CHAPTER 3 / OWNING A VEHICLE To Register a Vehicle Proof of Ownership Whether you are a vehicle owner or registrant,  or a driver of a vehicle owned or registered by  someone else, it is your responsibility to make  sure it is registered, insured and inspected before  the vehicle operates on a public roadway. When you purchase a new or used vehicle  from a dealer registered with the DMV, the dealer  can register the vehicle for you and give you a  temporary registration and, if you need them,  new vehicle plates. The dealer can charge a  processing fee for this service. It can also charge  registration, vehicle plate and title fees. Your title certificate will be mailed to you sever- al weeks after the vehicle is registered. A registration allows a vehicle to be driven  on public roads and highways. A title certificate  proves who owns the vehicle.  You must be at least 16 to register a vehicle.  You can title a vehicle at any age. A new resident  of the state must get a New York registration  within 30 days of establishing residence. If you purchase your vehicle from a New York  State registered dealer, the proof of ownership for  a new vehicle will be a Manufacturer’s Certificate  of Origin (MCO) and a dealer’s Certificate of Sale  (MV-50). For a used vehicle, proof of ownership is  the previous owner’s Certificate of Title (MV-999),  the correct odometer and salvage disclosure  statement and the dealer’s Certificate of Sale (MV-50). To register a vehicle, you must prove you own  the vehicle or that the owner authorizes you to  register it, that the vehicle is insured, that the  state and county sales taxes have been paid and  provide any required odometer reading and/or  damage disclosure statement. If the ownership  proofs listed below are not available from the  seller, contact any motor vehicle office or a DMV  Call Center before you purchase the vehicle. If the dealership does not register the vehicle  for you, make sure it gives you the ownership  documents listed above and a completed Appli- cation for Registration/Title (MV-82) signed by the  dealer’s representative. Examine the ownership  documents carefully before closing the sale. To apply for registration, you must complete  a Vehicle Registration/Title Application (MV-82).  You must also present proof of name (6 points)  and proof of date of birth. For additional informa- tion see Registering a Vehicle in New York State  (MV-82.1), available from the DMV website (search  under Forms) or at any motor vehicle office. When  your vehicle is registered, you will get vehicle  plates, a registration document and a registration  sticker for the windshield or vehicle plates. If you  purchased the vehicle from someone other than  a New York State registered dealership, you will  also receive a 10-day inspection extension sticker  on request when you register the vehicle. You  must then have the vehicle inspected within 10  days from the date of registration. It should have  a valid inspection sticker if you purchased the  vehicle from a New York State registered dealer.  The dealer must have the vehicle inspected within  30 days before they sell the vehicle to you. If you purchase a used vehicle from a dealer  registered outside New York State – the proof of  ownership is the title certificate or transferable  registration signed over to the dealer by the previ- ous owner, plus the bill of sale and/or invoice from  the dealer and other proofs from the dealer. For a used vehicle purchased from a private  seller – the proof of ownership is the “Certificate  of Title” (MV-999), or a transferable registration for  1972 or older models, signed over to you. The sell- er must complete and you must acknowledge with  your signature, the correct odometer and damage  disclosure statements. Before you accept the title certificate from any  seller, check the front of the title for the names  and addresses of “lien” holders. A lien indicates  the current owner owes money on a loan for the  vehicle. If a lien is listed on the title, ask the seller  to give you proof the lien has been paid – in most  cases, it is an official lien release from the lender. 