Form Mv-440h - Owner'S Certification Statement printable pdf download

HISTORICAL LICENSE PLATES

WHAT ARE "HISTORICAL" LICENSE PLATES AND WHAT VEHICLES ARE ELIGIBLE?

Historical license plates are new plates that DMV issues to a vehicle that was manufactured more than 25 years before the

current calendar year and that is used only as a collector’s item or exhibition piece. The vehicle must not be used for daily

transportation.

Note: The manufacture date will be based on the model year of the vehicle.

Standard historical license plates begin or end with the letters “HX” (for cars and trucks), or “HM” (for motorcycles).

However, both types of plates can be personalized for an additional fee. All standard and personalized historical plates

have the word “HISTORICAL” printed at the bottom of the plate.

Historical registrations are valid for one year.

HOW DO I REGISTER MY ELIGIBLE VEHICLE WITH HISTORICAL PLATES?

Bring items 1 - 7 to any DMV office or mail to: NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, Custom Plates Unit,

P.O. Box 2775, Albany NY 12220-0775

1. MV-82 (Vehicle Registration/Title Application).* Complete and sign form MV-82. Please be sure to fill in your name, address,

daytime phone number, and ID number from your NY driver license. If you have questions about the requirements,

please see form MV-82.1 (Registering/Titling a Vehicle in New York State)*.

2. Your NY driver license. This serves as proof of identity. If you mail your application, please provide a photocopy of your

license or other acceptable proofs of identity. (See form ID-82* for a list of acceptable proofs.)

3. Proof of ownership. If the vehicle is currently registered to you, please bring the current registration. If the vehicle is not currently

registered to you, bring the transferable registration or title signed over to you. If you mail your application, send the

original document (copies are not accepted).

4. Proof of insurance. Bring a valid NY Insurance ID Card (FS-20, FS-21) issued in the registrant's name for the vehicle; it must be

dated within 180 days of the date you register the vehicle. The ID card must include a scannable barcode and the computer-

printed word "HISTORICAL". Cards without the word "HISTORICAL" will not be accepted. Contact your insurance

company to get information about insurance for an historical vehicle.

5. Sales Tax Receipt. (Required ONLY if the vehicle has never been registered in your name in New York State.) If you want to

mail your application, you must complete this step before mailing the application. To get a Sales Tax Receipt, you must

bring your bill of sale to any Motor Vehicles office, where you will complete a sales tax clearance form (DTF-802*, 803* or

804*) and receive a Sales Tax Receipt (FS-6T). (If your vehicle is currently registered in your name, or if it was registered to

you previously, proof of sales tax payment is not required.)

6. Payment of fees. You may pay by check, money order, or credit card. Make a check or money order payable to the

"Commissioner of Motor Vehicles". To pay by credit card, please fill in the appropriate information on page 2 of this form.

If you pay the additional fee to have your historical plates personalized, you must complete the appropriate section on

page 2 indicating your top three desired plate combinations.

Passenger Vehicles:

· If you already have a valid NYS registration for the vehicle in your name, the fee is $28.75 for standard historical plates

or $60 for personalized historical plates.

· If the vehicle is not currently registered in your name, the fee is $53.75 for standard historical plates or $113.75 for

personalized historical plates.

NOTE: If you live in New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, Orange, Putnam,

Dutchess, or Westchester county, the fee is $78.75 for standard historical plates or $138.75 for personalized historical

plates due to the addition of an annual $25 Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District supplemental registration fee.

· If the vehicle is a 1973 or newer model and does not already have a NYS title issued in your name, there is an additional

title fee of $50.

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