Shouldn't be. I have purchased and transfered many an out of state ***le, never had a problem. Never did one in New York, so your mileage may very.
Bought a motorcycle there, no problems , got ***le in my name and California address the same day, also with YOM license plate. Absolutely h***le free...just do the on line appointment procedure.
I purchased my 1946 Ford "Woodie" from Minnesota in 2001 and it came with a 1946 Iowa ***le and there were no issues with the New York State, DMV. The only issue I had was the NYS DMV kept the 1946 ***le and it was a work of art. I tried to get them to make a copy of it and allow me to keep the original but they said the original needed to be surrendered.
Most of the time in any state it is what the state you are buying the car from uses for proof of ownership that is the issue in the state you live in. States that dont issue ***les for vehicles that are over X years old are the ones that cause the most h***le in other states. A currrent registration in the state you bought it out of makes things smoother too because it is in the computer data base. I've got a truck with out of state ***le that hasn't been licensed since the 1980's that I know will be a h***le to get ***led even though it has a clear ***le. Still it is probably better to go to the New York DMV and ask what paperwork you need when you go to ***le it there. That may mean a notarized bill of sale along with the ***le. That isn't a bad idea anyhow but you have to get the seller to go to a Notary with you.
https://dmv.ny.gov/registration/register-an-out-of-state-vehicle I'd suggest printing out any and all forms needed with duplicates, and the instructions. Here's MI info https://www.michigan.gov/sos/vehicle/ownership If there is any paperwork the selling party needs, print that out too. The usual stuff like making sure the ***le matches the vehicle, there are no lien holders, the seller matches the registered owner and such should apply, too. If you read, understand, follow and have printouts of the steps published, you have a lot better chances of smooth sailing.
Michigan is a ***le state, make sure it’s in the current owner’s name and the VIN or serial number matches.
I don't know NY law but beginning in 1905 Michigan used only registrations then in 1949 p***ed the law requiring ***les. Beginning in 1949, any car changing owners, regardless of year, was issued a ***le. So as long as it has what 31Apickup says plus possibly a bill of sale, you should be good with NY.
Michigan is doing the digital ***le with everything now and it ****s.... Lol. Sold a mustang last summer and it took the bank and SOS literally weeks to figure out wtf was going on. I think you can maybe request a paper ***le now? I forget. Just bought a super duty tho and it's digital ***le...
If I understand it correctly, if there is a lein on the vehicle, you can not get a paper ***le until the loan is paid off.
So, did you actually contact the NY DMV and ask what forms and do***entation you need? Always an interesting place to start.
Make a copy of the Michigan ***le to use to get your "transferable" NY registration as the DMV will take your Michigan ***le. If you sell the car outside of NYS you'll need a ***le. Make the best looking copy you can. Even change DMV offices, but don't give up the original ***le. Ron
That would make sense. The funny part was neither the bank nor SOS could figure it out for almost a month. Money and car had already changed hands, car was insured and being driven (old plate on it) and they still were going back and forth trying to figure it out. This was a while ago so hopefully it's a little more streamlined now.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Wherever you plan to take the ***le and the vehicle in your state is where you have, your questions answered as stated above. It is best to go in person if possible, and deal with someone that you will return and deal with again with the vehicle and the paperwork Jim
To be honest, NY is incredible easy to register an out-of-state older car...hell, you can license and register a fart if you have legit paperwork. The only concern will be the $ amount on your bill-of-sale for sales tax. If the clerk "feels" it's too low, they will call Albany and get their own ***umed value...and you will be required to pay sales tax on "their" amount. It's happened to me several times.
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