DATE: 10/13/2020 
 
TO: ALL INSPECTION STATIONS 
 
FROM: NYS DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES 
 
SUBJECT: IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING VEHICLE REGISTRATION EXPIRATIONS 
 
 
Please bring this message to the attention of the station owner and/or manager. 
 
 
On October 4, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.67 which states, in part:
 
“Expiration of a registration certificate or number plate for a motor vehicle… shall no longer be suspended or modified as of November 3, 2020.”
 
In effect, previously expired and newly expired vehicle registrations will not be extended beyond November 3, 2020.
 
New York State residents seeking to renew a current or previously expired registration are required to have a valid vehicle inspection performed in the past 12 months.
 
As such, the terms outlined in Executive Order No. 202.67 will likely result in an increased number of motorists seeking vehicle inspections. 
 
Since your customers may not be aware, DMV encourages you to consider various methods of communication you may have to reach out to them. Having your customers schedule and arrive for inspection prior to November 3, 2020 will also help mitigate increased volumes of customers reaching out to schedule inspection appointments once the vehicle inspection extension eventually ends, which has been in place since March 2020.   
 
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call the DMV Office of Clean Air at (518) 473-0597 and select option #4.