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Register a vehicle for someone else

 This page was updated for COVID-19.

When a person different from the registrant 1 applies for vehicle registration at a DMV office they need to show proof of identity for both people. The only acceptable proofs of identity are the most recently issued

  • NY State Driver License
  • NY State Learner Permit
  • NY State Non-Driver ID Card

The person coming to the DMV must show their original NY State Driver License, Learner Permit, or Non-Driver ID card (not a photocopy) and either a photocopy or the original registrant’s NY State Driver License, Learner Permit, or Non-Driver ID.

The registrant must sign the required forms (see register and title a vehicle [1]).  A second party must have a Power of Attorney to sign a form for another person.

If the registrant is a member of the U.S. Military and is absent from New York, the person coming to the DMV can use these forms

  • Affirmation for Renewal of Registration for Absentee Owner (PDF) [2] (MV-454) 
  • Certification of Disposition of Vehicle on Behalf of Absentee Owner (PDF) [3] (MV-456)

If the second person completes either of the above forms, then the registrant’s NY State Driver License, Permit, or Non-Driver ID and signature aren’t required.

 

Provide your completed registration application, additional documents and payment for fees to a local DMV office [4].

 

Office procedures have changed due to COVID-19.

We recommend you conduct your DMV business at the office or by mail in the County where you are a resident.

See instructions and reservation information for your county [5]

 

  • 1. Registrant means the person who the vehicle is or will be registered to.
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  • Registration [6]
Related PDFs: 
mv454.pdf
mv456.pdf
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Source URL (modified on 05-31-2020): https://dmv.ny.gov/registration/register-vehicle-someone-else

Links
[1] https://dmv.ny.gov/node/1968
[2] https://dmv.ny.gov/forms/mv454.pdf
[3] https://dmv.ny.gov/forms/mv456.pdf
[4] https://dmv.ny.gov/offices
[5] https://dmv.ny.gov/dmv/dmv-office-locations
[6] https://dmv.ny.gov/topic/registration
[7] https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6068308/Public-Site-Page-Content-Feedback-2??jsfallback=true