Pay civil penalties for dealer and transporter businesses
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 to the DMV 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 DMV cannot terminate your suspension for failure to pay a civil penalty until your payment is processed in the DMV Central Office in Albany.
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
Bad check
If you received a letter or suspension order for a bad check you can return the letter and 2 certified checks (or 2 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.