Your New York State vehicle registration can be deferred or suspended if you have:
- 3 or more outstanding parking, red light, bus lane, speed, or weigh-in-motion camera violations in any combination in judgment within an 18-month period, or
- 5 or more outstanding parking violation judgments within a 12-month period.
This includes registrations for passenger, commercial, and Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) vehicles.
If your registration renewal is being deferred or suspended, the Department of Finance (DOF) will notify you by mail.
Before you can register or renew your registration with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), you must clear all of your parking and camera violation judgment debt. To resolve your judgment debt, you need to pay what you owe or request a hearing to fight the violations, even if you are on a payment plan.
To resolve your judgment debt, you can pay what you owe, enroll in a payment plan, or request a hearing to fight the violations as long as they are less than 1 year old.
If you pay in full or enroll in a payment plan online, your registration clearance will be automatically transmitted to the DMV within 72 hours.
The fastest way to get a Registration Clearance is to resolve your violations in person at a Department of Finance Business Center.
For deferred or suspended registrations from a state other than New York, you must check with that state about its procedures.
