New York A 10954: Relates to authorizing William Schumaker and Mark Hennessy to receive certain service credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law

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Requires any motorized recreational vehicle operated, sold or transferred within New York state to be titled with the department of motor vehicles; provides that no person shall sell, transfer or purchase a motorized recreational vehicle without a valid title; directs the department of motor vehicles to maintain a digital database of titled motorized recreational vehicles; provides penalties for noncompliance.

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04/14/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10954

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 titling of all motorized recreational vehicles in New York state

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. A lack of a uniform titling system
 2 exists for motorized recreational items, including all-terrain vehicles
 3 (ATVs), snowmobiles, dirt bikes, personal watercraft, and other similar
 4 vehicles, which creates ownership transfer challenges, facilitates
 5 unlawful transactions, and increases the risk of theft and fraudulent
 6 sales. Establishing a requirement for titling such vehicles will
 7 improve accountability, enhance public safety, and protect consumer
 8 rights.
 9 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 10 397-d to read as follows:
 11 § 397-d. Motorized recreational vehicle title requirement. 1. For the
 12 purposes of this section, the term "motorized recreational vehicle"
 13 shall include the following:
 14 (a) all terrain vehicles defined by section twenty-two hundred eight-
 15 y-one of this chapter;
 16 (b) snowmobiles as defined by section twenty-two hundred twenty-one of
 17 this chapter;
 18 (c) dirt bikes and off-road motorcycles;
 19 (d) personal watercraft, such as jet skis; and
 20 (e) any other similar motorized recreational vehicle as determined by
 21 the commissioner.
 22 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, or of any
 23 other law, any motorized recreational vehicle operated, sold or trans-
 24 ferred within New York state shall be titled with the department. The
 25 department shall issue a certificate of title to the owner of any such
 26 motorized recreational vehicle upon application and payment of applica-
 27 ble fees as determined by the department.
 28 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14376-01-6

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 1 (a) motorized recreational vehicles owned and operated solely for
 2 agricultural or commercial use on private property, unless such vehicles
 3 are sold or transferred; or
 4 (b) motorized recreational vehicles registered and titled in another
 5 state, provided that such vehicles are not sold or transferred within
 6 the state of New York.
 7 4. (a) No person shall sell, transfer or purchase a motorized recre-
 8 ational vehicle without a valid title.
 9 (b) Dealers and private sellers of motorized recreational vehicles
 10 shall ensure that such title is properly endorsed and transferred upon
 11 the sale of such motorized recreational vehicle.
 12 5. The department shall maintain a digital database of titled motor-
 13 ized recreational vehicles to assist in tracking ownership of motorized
 14 recreational vehicles and preventing fraudulent transactions involving
 15 motorized recreational vehicles.
 16 6. (a) Failure to comply with the titling requirements of this section
 17 shall result in a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars for individ-
 18 uals and two thousand five hundred dollars for businesses or dealers.
 19 (b) Knowingly falsifying a title or selling an untitled motorized
 20 recreational vehicle shall constitute a misdemean