New York would require identification for certain motorized vehicles

Covered vehicles would need to be registered at the time of sale and display an identification plate or tag. Covered vehicles include off-highway motorcycles, dirt bikes, motorized minibikes, and high-powered electric vehicles that are not electric-assist bicycles. Commercial sellers, including online sellers delivering vehicles into New York, would send vehicle and buyer information to the state before releasing the vehicle. Private sales and later transfers would also be reported so the state can keep ownership records current. Registration would identify the vehicle; it would not allow driving where that is otherwise prohibited. The bill would take effect 180 days after it becomes law.

People could not hide or alter required identification, and law enforcement could impound a covered vehicle operated on public property without proper identification. These rules apply to the covered recreational and personal mobility vehicles described in the bill. A vehicle's identification alone would not prove its registered owner was driving illegally. The owner would receive notice and an opportunity for a hearing to show the vehicle was sold, stolen, misidentified, or used without permission. These provisions would take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.

Registered all-terrain vehicle owners would receive notice and an opportunity for a hearing when their vehicle is identified as illegally operated on public property. This provision concerns all-terrain vehicles registered under state law. Identification alone would not prove that the registered owner was driving. At a hearing, the owner could seek to show the vehicle was sold, stolen, misidentified, or used without permission. This provision would take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.