New York Laws
Article 17 - Other Provisions Relating to Registration and Possession
430 - Retail Sale of Junk and Salvage Vehicles.

(i) no major component part of the motor vehicle has been replaced
since the theft of such vehicle,
(ii) repairs made to the motor vehicle since the recovery of such
vehicle either have not exceeded one-fourth of the amount paid by the
insurance company in settlement of the claim or have not exceeded one
thousand dollars,
(iii) the vehicle identification number and all other manufacturers'
identifying numbers on the motor vehicle have been examined by the
insurance company and are intact in the same form as at the time of the
theft of such vehicle,
(iv) an affidavit sworn to by an officer of the insurance company is
submitted by the insurance company which made payment in settlement of
the claim for theft with the application for title certifying to the
above conditions, which affidavit shall also certify additional facts as
required by the commissioner relating to the theft and recovery of such
vehicle and the amount of settlement and repair costs.
3. The commissioner may, by regulation, exempt vehicles from the
physical examination required by subdivision one of this section based
upon the age of the vehicles if the commissioner deems that such
physical examination would not further the purposes of the motor vehicle
theft prevention program established by section two hundred twenty-three
of this chapter.
4. Fees; deposited. Fees assessed under this section shall be paid to
the commissioner for deposit to the general fund, with the exception of
the fifty dollar increase in the fee for scheduling an examination

pursuant to subdivision one of this section, which shall be deposited to
the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund established pursuant to
section eighty-nine-b of the state finance law and the dedicated mass
transportation fund established pursuant to section eighty-nine-c of the
state finance law and distributed according to the provisions of
subdivision (d) of section three hundred one-j of the tax law.