New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Archived Websites

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.

B2142-07: This accretion includes a copy of the main Department of Motor Vehicles site produced on December 23, 2006, shortly before Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains forms, publications (some in both English and Spanish), and information for citizens seeking to obtain, renew, or replace driver licenses, learner permits, or non-driver identification cards; obtain, renew, replace or change automobile, motorcycle, boat, snowmobile, all-terrain or moped registrations; obtain customized license plates; or obtain copies of departmental records. It also includes press releases (2005-2006); information about the state's vehicle safety inspection program and the location and operating hours of departmental offices; and statistical data (1997-2005) concerning driver licenses, vehicle registrations, and automobile accidents.

This accretion also includes a December 31, 2006 copy of the department's Customer Service Web site. It contains a wide array of information for citizens, including procedures for accessing departmental records; buying, selling, or transferring ownership of a vehicle; renewing or replacing driver licenses, photographic identification cards, or vehicle registrations; and information about the state's driver violation point system and suspension or revocation of driver licenses. Researchers should note that, owing to the structure of the live site and the limitations of Web archiving technology, most of the information contained within this site could not be captured properly. Researchers should also note that, owing to technical problems, subsequent attempts to capture this site have not been successful.

B2142-08: This accretion consists of a copy of the main Dept. of Motor Vehicles site produced on June 10, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). It contains forms, publications (some in both English and Spanish), and information for citizens seeking to obtain, renew, or replace driver licenses, learner permits, or non-driver identification cards; obtain, renew, replace or change automobile, motorcycle, boat, snowmobile, all-terrain or moped registrations; obtain customized license plates; or obtain copies of departmental records. It also includes press releases (2005-2008); information about the state's vehicle safety inspection program and the location and operating hours of departmental offices; and statistical data (1997-2007) concerning driver licenses, vehicle registrations, and automobile accidents.

Researchers should note that most of the content in the "Espa?ol" (Spanish) section of this site was in fact part of another site and thus could not be captured properly.

B2142-10: This accretion consists of a copy of the Dept. of Motor Vehicles site produced on December 20, 2010, shortly before Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010) left office.

The New York State Archives used Web archiving software to copy these Web sites in order to preserve the information they contain.

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