Pay civil penalties for inspection stations
After a DMV hearing, the DMV will send you a Notice After Hearing explaining the reasons why your business license, business registration, or inspector certification has been suspended or revoked.
To pay a civil penalty, you must send a certified check or a money order payable to 'Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.'
To pay restitution to the customer who filed the complaint, send to the DMV a certified check or money order that is payable to the name of the customer.
The address to send a payment for a civil penalty or restitution by standard postal delivery is
NYS DMV
Bureau of Consumer & Business Services
Control Desk
P.O. Box 2700
Albany, NY 12220-0700
If you use an express mail service, the address is
NYS DMV
Bureau of Consumer & Business Services
Control Desk
6 Empire State Plaza, Room 220
Albany, NY 12228
The DMV cannot terminate your suspension for failure to pay a civil penalty until your payment is processed in the DMV Central Office in Albany.
Bad check
If you received a letter or suspension order for a bad check you can return the letter and 2 certified checks (or money orders).
- write one check or one money order for the amount of the bad check
- write the other check or the other money order for the amount of the penalty fee of $35
Make the checks or the money orders payable to 'Commissioner of Motor Vehicles'. If you do not have the letter, you can call the DMV.