Fillable Printable Form MV-37 - Statement of Abandoned Vehicle - New York

Form MV-37 - Statement of Abandoned Vehicle - New York

STATEMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLE

This statement may be used by property owners to dispose of an abandoned vehicle in accordance with Section 1224 of the

Vehicle and Traffic Law. It may be used only if the vehicle being disposed of: (1) has a wholesale value of

$1,250 or less; and (2) is ten or more model years old; and (3) has been abandoned for at least one month.

If the vehicle is less than ten years old, or if the vehicle dismantler or itinerant vehicle collector pays more than $1,250, he/she

must obtain a title or a transferable registration from the property owner.

Instructions: Please fill in all boxes, sign by the arrow at the bottom of this page, and attach a VIN tracing from the

abandoned vehicle.

Within 15 days of acquiring the vehicle, the vehicle dismantler or itinerant vehicle collector will send this completed form, VIN

tracing, and copy 2 of form MV-907A to: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Junk and Salvage Unit

PO Box 2105

Albany NY 12220-0105

MV-37 (9/15)

www.dmv.ny.gov

IMPORTANT: To knowingly make a false statement or conceal a material fact in this statement is a criminal

offense punishable under Section 210.45 of the Penal Law, and Section 392 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Vehicle Dismantler’s or Itinerant Vehicle Collector’s Information:

Vehicle Information:

Vehicle Dismantler’s/Itinerant Vehicle Collector’s Name Registration No.

Delivery Agent’s Information:

Date of Birth (Month/Day/Year)

Location where vehicle was abandoned:

Name and address of person and/or company owning this property:

Year Make Model

Color Style Vehicle Identification No.

Property Owner’s Information:

THIS VEHICLE MAY NEVER BE TITLED AGAIN. IT MUST

BE DISMANTLED OR SCRAPPED.

Property Owner Statement:

I, the undersigned, certify to the following:

A. I understand that this vehicle meets the definition of an abandoned vehicle under Section 1224 of the Vehicle and

Traffic Law. I also understand that this vehicle may never be titled again, and must be dismantled or scrapped.

B. I own the property on which the vehicle described above has been abandoned for ___________________ months/years

(minimum time: one month). The owner of the vehicle cannot be located. I have received $1,250 or less in payment

for this vehicle.

I disposed of this vehicle to the vehicle dismantler or itinerant vehicle collector named on this form.

City State

Zip Code

Number and Street

City State

Zip Code

Apt. #Number and Street

Last Name First M.I.

Last Name

Motorist ID Plate on Delivery Vehicle Signature of Delivery Agent (Sign Name in Full)

First M.I.

(Sign Name in Full) (Date)

Signature