NYS Department of Motor Vehicles Information Sharing
WHAT IS IT:
According to the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law 202.4, the Department of Motor Vehicles is permitted to sell personal registration information, under certain circumstances and for specific purposes, to third-party contractors.
Information includes:
- Name and address of the owner of the vehicle
- Make
- Model
- Year
- Weight
- Body style
- Number of passengers
- Cylinders
- Fuel
- License number
- Type of registration
- Transaction
- Validation and expiration date
- Vehicle Identification Number of the vehicle
According to the NYS DMV website, information is used for safety, insurance quotes, recalls and research.
Can I Opt-Out?
According to the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law, drivers do have the option to have their information deleted from the third-party contractor's records. Registrants can ‘opt-out’, by writing to the third party contractor and expressing their wish to have their information deleted.
Below is a copy of FOIL'd information from the NYS DMV regarding its contracts with third parties and where registrants can address a request to have their information deleted.