Vehicle (or license) plates are a metal plate attached to a vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. You will receive plates when you register your vehicle for the first time.
Excelsior license plates are now available [1]
You cannot transfer your plates to another person. You can only transfer ownership (title or transferrable registration). See information on how to transfer ownership [3].
After you sell or give away a vehicle, you can transfer the registration and vehicle plates to another vehicle you own. See the registration page [4] for more information.
If you are moving a vehicle that does not have plates yet, you will need
A picture or professional plate is a vehicle plate that has the words "New York" contained in a blue banner, and a picture or logo next to the plate number.
Personalized plates are standard series plates that have a combination of numbers and letters that you select, for an additional fee in addition to your regular vehicle registration fee.