Motor Vehicles

Register a Car, Truck, Motorcycle, or Trailer, or Transfer License Plates

• Questions about licenses and forms
• Schedule your road test

Transferring Plates

• Form MV-82
• Form DTF-802
• Proof of insurance
• Title
• Blank check made payable to Tompkins County Clerk – or credit card authorization
• Copy of license

Registering a New-to-You Vehicle

• Form MV-82
• Form DTF-802
• Proof of insurance
• Title
• Blank check made payable to Tompkins County Clerk -r credit card authorization
• Copy of license
• A separate $5 check or money order or a prepaid UPS or Fedex return envelope for plate return

Register a Vehicle (Department of Motor Vehicles)

Register a Boat

• Register a Boat
• Form MV82B

Resources

• Preserving Local Departments of Motor Vehicles(PDF, 1MB)

Frequently Used Forms

• MV-82 Form (Registering/Titling a Vehicle in New York State)
• MV-82 Instructions
• MV-44 Form (Application for Permit, Driver License or Non-Driver ID Card)
• DTF-802 Form (Statement of Transaction–Sale or Gift of Motor Vehicle, Trailer, All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), Vessel (Boat), or Snowmobile)
• DTF-803 Form (Claim for Sales and Use Tax Exemption – Title/Registration