New York Consolidated Laws, Vehicle and Traffic Law - VAT § 2116. Additional requirements for applications

(a) An application for a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the required fee when mailed or delivered to the commissioner.

(b) Except as provided for in subdivision (c) of this section, an application for the naming of a lienholder or his assignee on a certificate of title shall be accompanied by the required fee when mailed or delivered to the commissioner.

(c) The filing of a notice of lien by the office of temporary and disability assistance, or a local social services district, or its authorized representative, or a lien of another state agency operating under title IV-D of the social security act, shall constitute an application for the naming of a lienholder on a certificate of title. The filing of an application by any such agency shall be completed without payment of a fee.