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The NY DMV MV-440V form is the application and instruction document for registering a vehicle with vintage license plates. Vintage plates are original New York State plates from the vehicle's model year, and vehicles are eligible if they were manufactured more than 25 years before the current calendar year and are used exclusively as collector's items or exhibition pieces, rather than for daily transportation.
To apply, owners must submit the MV-440V form along with a vehicle registration application (MV-82), a color photograph of the original plates, proof of ownership, a photocopy of their driver license, and a specific insurance ID card marked Historical. The process also requires a sales tax receipt if the vehicle is not already registered in the applicant's name and a fee of $3.75 for existing registrations or $28.75 for new registrations. All vintage plate transactions are handled exclusively by the DMV Custom Plates Unit in Albany.
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