Legislation
SECTION 2107
Issuance and records
Vehicle & Traffic (VAT) CHAPTER 71, TITLE 10, ARTICLE 46
§ 2107. Issuance and records. (a) The commissioner shall file each
application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and
regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a
certificate of title, shall issue a certificate of title of the vehicle,
except that the commissioner may require that any such vehicle be
inspected in a manner prescribed by him for conformity to the
description given in the application before he issues a certificate of
title.
(b) The commissioner shall maintain a record of all certificates of
title issued by him:
(1) Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle;
(2) Under the identifying number of the vehicle;
(3) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner, unless he maintains
alphabetical records of all owners holding certificates of registration;
(4) Under the registration number of the vehicle; and
(5) In the discretion of the commissioner, in any other method he
determines.
(c) When the commissioner issues a certificate of title for a vehicle
as a result of an original application for a title or as a result of the
filing of a security interest, he shall also issue and mail to the
lienholder or lienholders named in the original application, or to the
lienholder who filed the subsequent security interest a notice of
recorded lien.
* (d) The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of title to a
manufactured home with respect to which there has been filed an
affidavit of affixation pursuant to paragraph five of subdivision (a) of
section twenty-one hundred seventeen-a of this article, paragraph five
of subdivision (a) of section twenty-one hundred seventeen-b of this
article, and paragraph five of subdivision (a) of section twenty-one
hundred seventeen-c of this article.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (e) The commissioner shall file, upon receipt, each affidavit of
affixation that is delivered in accordance with subdivision (b) of
section three hundred forty-four-b of the real property law and each
declaration that is delivered pursuant to paragraph six of subdivision
(a) of section twenty-one hundred seventeen-c of this article when
satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (f) The commissioner shall maintain a record of each affidavit of
affixation the commissioner files in accordance with subdivision (e) of
this section. The record shall state the vehicle information or serial
number of the manufactured home, the county of recordation, the date of
recordation, the book and page number of each book of deeds where there
has been recorded an affidavit of affixation pursuant to paragraph (iii)
of subdivision (a) of section three hundred forty-four-b of the real
property law and this article, and if applicable, a statement that filed
with the affidavit of affixation is a declaration pursuant to paragraph
six of subdivision (a) of section twenty-one hundred seventeen-c of this
article, and any other data the commissioner prescribes.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (g) The commissioner shall file, upon receipt, each application for
surrender of the manufacturer's certificate of origin relating to a
manufactured home that is delivered in accordance with section
twenty-one hundred seventeen-a of this article, when satisfied as to its
genuineness and regularity.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (h) The commissioner shall maintain a record of each manufactured
home manufacturer's certificate of origin that the commissioner accepts
for surrender as provided in section twenty-one hundred seventeen-a of
this article. The record shall state the vehicle information or serial
number of the manufactured home, the date the manufacturer's certificate
of origin was delivered for surrender, the county of recordation, the
date of recordation, and the book and page number of each book of deeds
where there has been recorded an affidavit of affixation pursuant to
paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a) of section three hundred forty-four-b
of the real property law and this article, and any other data the
commissioner prescribes.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (i) The commissioner shall file, upon receipt, each application for
surrender of the certificate of title relating to a manufactured home
that is delivered in accordance with section twenty-one hundred
seventeen-b of this article, when satisfied as to its genuineness and
regularity.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (j) The commissioner shall maintain a record of each manufactured
home certificate of title that the commissioner accepts for surrender as
provided in section twenty-one hundred seventeen-b of this article. The
record shall state the vehicle information or serial number of the
manufactured home, the date the certificate of title was delivered for
surrender, the county of recordation, the date of recordation, the book
and page number of each book of deeds where there has been recorded an
affidavit of affixation pursuant to paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a)
of section three hundred forty-four-b of the real property law and this
article, and any other data the commissioner prescribes.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (k) The commissioner shall file, upon receipt, each application for
confirmation of conversion relating to a manufactured home that is
delivered in accordance with section twenty-one hundred seventeen-c of
this article, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (l) The commissioner shall maintain a record of each application for
confirmation of conversion accepted as provided in section twenty-one
hundred seventeen-c of this article. The record shall state the vehicle
information or serial number of the manufactured home, the county of
recordation, the date of recordation, the book and page number of each
book of deeds where there has been recorded an affidavit of affixation
pursuant to paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a) of section three hundred
forty-four-b of the real property law and this article, and any other
data the commissioner prescribes.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (m) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the
commissioner shall maintain the records required by this section
indefinitely.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (n) The commissioner shall establish electronic public access to the
records maintained in accordance with subdivisions (f), (h), (j) and (l)
of this section.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and
regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a
certificate of title, shall issue a certificate of title of the vehicle,
except that the commissioner may require that any such vehicle be
inspected in a manner prescribed by him for conformity to the
description given in the application before he issues a certificate of
title.
(b) The commissioner shall maintain a record of all certificates of
title issued by him:
(1) Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle;
(2) Under the identifying number of the vehicle;
(3) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner, unless he maintains
alphabetical records of all owners holding certificates of registration;
(4) Under the registration number of the vehicle; and
(5) In the discretion of the commissioner, in any other method he
determines.
(c) When the commissioner issues a certificate of title for a vehicle
as a result of an original application for a title or as a result of the
filing of a security interest, he shall also issue and mail to the
lienholder or lienholders named in the original application, or to the
lienholder who filed the subsequent security interest a notice of
recorded lien.
* (d) The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of title to a
manufactured home with respect to which there has been filed an
affidavit of affixation pursuant to paragraph five of subdivision (a) of
section twenty-one hundred seventeen-a of this article, paragraph five
of subdivision (a) of section twenty-one hundred seventeen-b of this
article, and paragraph five of subdivision (a) of section twenty-one
hundred seventeen-c of this article.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (e) The commissioner shall file, upon receipt, each affidavit of
affixation that is delivered in accordance with subdivision (b) of
section three hundred forty-four-b of the real property law and each
declaration that is delivered pursuant to paragraph six of subdivision
(a) of section twenty-one hundred seventeen-c of this article when
satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (f) The commissioner shall maintain a record of each affidavit of
affixation the commissioner files in accordance with subdivision (e) of
this section. The record shall state the vehicle information or serial
number of the manufactured home, the county of recordation, the date of
recordation, the book and page number of each book of deeds where there
has been recorded an affidavit of affixation pursuant to paragraph (iii)
of subdivision (a) of section three hundred forty-four-b of the real
property law and this article, and if applicable, a statement that filed
with the affidavit of affixation is a declaration pursuant to paragraph
six of subdivision (a) of section twenty-one hundred seventeen-c of this
article, and any other data the commissioner prescribes.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (g) The commissioner shall file, upon receipt, each application for
surrender of the manufacturer's certificate of origin relating to a
manufactured home that is delivered in accordance with section
twenty-one hundred seventeen-a of this article, when satisfied as to its
genuineness and regularity.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (h) The commissioner shall maintain a record of each manufactured
home manufacturer's certificate of origin that the commissioner accepts
for surrender as provided in section twenty-one hundred seventeen-a of
this article. The record shall state the vehicle information or serial
number of the manufactured home, the date the manufacturer's certificate
of origin was delivered for surrender, the county of recordation, the
date of recordation, and the book and page number of each book of deeds
where there has been recorded an affidavit of affixation pursuant to
paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a) of section three hundred forty-four-b
of the real property law and this article, and any other data the
commissioner prescribes.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (i) The commissioner shall file, upon receipt, each application for
surrender of the certificate of title relating to a manufactured home
that is delivered in accordance with section twenty-one hundred
seventeen-b of this article, when satisfied as to its genuineness and
regularity.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (j) The commissioner shall maintain a record of each manufactured
home certificate of title that the commissioner accepts for surrender as
provided in section twenty-one hundred seventeen-b of this article. The
record shall state the vehicle information or serial number of the
manufactured home, the date the certificate of title was delivered for
surrender, the county of recordation, the date of recordation, the book
and page number of each book of deeds where there has been recorded an
affidavit of affixation pursuant to paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a)
of section three hundred forty-four-b of the real property law and this
article, and any other data the commissioner prescribes.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (k) The commissioner shall file, upon receipt, each application for
confirmation of conversion relating to a manufactured home that is
delivered in accordance with section twenty-one hundred seventeen-c of
this article, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (l) The commissioner shall maintain a record of each application for
confirmation of conversion accepted as provided in section twenty-one
hundred seventeen-c of this article. The record shall state the vehicle
information or serial number of the manufactured home, the county of
recordation, the date of recordation, the book and page number of each
book of deeds where there has been recorded an affidavit of affixation
pursuant to paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a) of section three hundred
forty-four-b of the real property law and this article, and any other
data the commissioner prescribes.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (m) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the
commissioner shall maintain the records required by this section
indefinitely.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026
* (n) The commissioner shall establish electronic public access to the
records maintained in accordance with subdivisions (f), (h), (j) and (l)
of this section.
* NB Effective December 12, 2026