Erie County DMV Main Office
Erie Motor Vehicles
77 Broadway
Buffalo, NY 14203
dmv.ny.gov
(800) CALL-DMV

Driver’s License
NYS recognizes valid driver licenses held by residents of other US states, US territories and Federal districts and Canadian provinces. If you become a resident of NYS, you must apply for a NYS driver license not more than 30 days after you become a NYS resident.

You can exchange an out-of-state driver license or Canadian driver license for a NYS driver license if the driver license has your photograph, the driver license is not suspended or revoked and the driver license has been valid for at least 6 months or expired not more than 12 months.

Automobile Registration
To get a NYS registration, you must provide:
A copy of the title certificate with your name on it from the lien holder.
The lien holder must certify that the copy is a copy of the original title certificate.
The copy of the title certificate and the certification of the lien holder must be on the same piece of paper.

You must also provide a statement by the lien holder on the letterhead of the lien holder:

The statement must identify the owner, year, make and VIN of the vehicle.

The statement must indicate that the lien holder holds the original title and knows that the owner will use the documents to register the vehicle in NYS.

The statement cannot require the NYSDMV to notify the lien holder when the vehicle is registered in NYS. The NYSDMV does not notify lien holders when a vehicle is registered.