§ 2261. Registration. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, no person
shall operate any limited use vehicle on a public highway or street
within this state unless such limited use vehicle has been registered in
accordance with the provisions of this article, and the registration for
such limited use vehicle is in full force and effect and the
registration number plate or plates are displayed as hereinafter
provided.

2. A certificate of registration issued pursuant to this article shall
indicate that the registration is limited to use as provided in section
twenty-two hundred sixty-two of this chapter. No application for
registration shall be accepted unless the applicant is at least sixteen
years of age.

3. Fees. (a) The fees for the registration, renewal, reregistration or
amendment or duplicate of a registration of a limited use automobile
shall be the same fees as if such vehicle were registered pursuant to
section four hundred one of this chapter.

* (b) The annual fee for the registration, renewal, reregistration or
amendment or duplicate of a registration of a limited use motorcycle
shall be six dollars and twenty-five cents. Any such registration will
commence and expire on dates to be determined by the commissioner. A fee
for a registration for periods of more or less than one year shall not
be prorated.

* NB Effective until January 7, 2025

* (b) The annual fee for the registration, renewal, reregistration or
amendment or duplicate of a registration of a limited use motorcycle
shall be six dollars and twenty-five cents. Any such registration,
renewal, or reregistration shall take effect and expire on dates to be
determined by the commissioner. A fee for a registration for periods of
more or less than one year shall not be prorated.

* NB Effective January 7, 2025

4. Carrying certificate. Every person operating a limited use vehicle
registered in accordance with any of the provisions of this article,
shall, upon the demand of any magistrate, police officer, peace officer,
when acting pursuant to his special duties, or motor vehicle hearing
officer produce for inspection the certificate of registration for such
limited use vehicle and shall furnish to such person any information
necessary for the identification of such limited use vehicle and its
owner. The failure to produce the certificate of registration as
provided herein shall not be an offense, but shall be presumptive
evidence of operating a limited use vehicle which is not registered as
required by this article.

5. Out-of-state limited use vehicle registration. The registration
provisions of this article shall not apply to a non-resident who has
registered his limited use vehicle in compliance with the registration
or licensing laws of the state, province or country of his residence,
provided that the limited use vehicle so registered in accordance with
the laws of the state, province or country of residence of such owner is
appropriately identified by an identification plate, sticker or other
identifying device issued by such state, province or country.

* 6. Registration at time of sale. Every limited use motorcycle, as
defined by section one hundred twenty-one-b of this chapter, sold by a
dealer shall be registered at the time of sale of such vehicle. Such
registration shall take effect and expire on dates to be determined by
the commissioner. Any limited use motorcycle purchased for use
exclusively outside of the state of New York shall not require
registration at the time of purchase, and the purchaser of such limited
use motorcycle shall sign a declaration, provided by the dealer, which
shall state that such purchaser understands the conditions under which a
limited use motorcycle must be registered and the penalty for violation
of such registration provisions. Each signed declaration shall be
forwarded by the dealer to the commissioner. The form of such
declaration shall be provided by the commissioner to each dealer.

* NB Effective January 7, 2025