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Surrender IRP Registration and Plates

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Surrender IRP Registration and Plates
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Important:

The public counter at the IRB Albany Office remains closed and does not accept IRB Drop Off applications. 
You can apply by mail or online through OSCAR.

About

To surrender an IRP registration because you do not wish to renew the registration, send the apportioned plates and the cab card to the address below. If you wish to renew at a later time and do not surrender your apportioned plates, you will be charged a registration fee for the entire year.

To surrender the IRP registration and delete the vehicle from your fleet:

  • Complete and sign Schedule A & C (PDF) (IRP-6 ). In Part 1, Type of Application Requested, check "DELETE VEHICLE" and complete the Carrier and Fleet Information sections of the form and Part 2, the Deletion section.
  • Send the apportioned plates and the cab card with Schedule A & C (PDF) (IRP-6).

Refunds

IRP Registration Fees Paid to New York State

You may qualify for a refund of IRP registration fees you paid to New York State if you surrender the apportioned plates to the New York State IRB and any of these listed conditions occurred:

  • The IRB made an error and the error is on your invoice.
  • You paid duplicate apportioned registration fees for the same vehicle or vehicles.
  • You paid standard registration renewal fees in error after you changed to an IRP registration.
  • You can provide proof that the last date of operation of a vehicle occurred before the effective date of the IRP registration.
    • You must return the unused cab card, sticker, and apportioned plates within 60 days after you received them (original) or within 60 days of the effective date of registration (renewal).

To request a refund, complete Request for Refund (PDF) (MV-215), and send it to IRB office at the address below. DMV must subtract a $5.00 processing fee from the refund amount, and the minimum amount of a refund is $1.00. You can request a refund only of IRP registration fees under the conditions listed above. You cannot get a refund of cab card fees, vehicle plate fees, or IRP Temporary Authority fees.

 

IRP Registration Fees Paid to Other Jurisdictions

You may request a refund of the New York State portion of an IRP registration fee paid to another jurisdiction only if the other jurisdiction made an error and the error is on your invoice or you paid duplicate apportioned registration fees for the same vehicle or vehicles.

IRB must receive written verification from the other jurisdiction. The verification must include the registered weight of the vehicle, the apportioned mileage percentage, the fee paid to New York State, and the reason a refund is requested.

Contact the International Registration Bureau

Office telephone hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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Contact us by email:

Mailing Address:

United States Postal Service:

International Registration Bureau
New York State DMV
P.O. Box 2850 ESP
Albany, NY 12220-0850

 

Express mail or another method:

International Registration Bureau
New York State DMV
6 Empire State Plaza, Room 136
Albany, NY 12228

Contact us by fax:

518-486-6579