Missing Registration Sticker on Brand New Vehicle (NY)

[oneself]

Hi,

I've recently purchased a new motorcycle. I also got a new licence plate. When I picked up the motorcycle, I was issued a temporary registration card. The permanent registration card is supposed to arrive in the mail with the license plate registration sticker. I left my motorcycle legally parked in the streets of NYC and received a parking ticket. It reads:

4-08(j)(3) Reg. Sticker Missing (NYS)

Can I fight this ticket? Is it okay to be missing a registration sticker if I haven't received it yet? If this is not okay, how am I suppose to park at this time? What do I need to display on my motorcycle to prove I have valid temporary registration?

Thank you

 

[xylene]

Garage the bike till the sticker arrives

Definitely fight the ticket.

Save all the correspondence and open it carefully to preserve the postmark.

this is pretty common and you should prevail.

 

[oneself]

Thank you for your reply.

So, you're saying that it _is_ legal to park on a public street without a registration sticker if one has not arrived yet?

 

[HighwayMan]

Where did you "pick up" the motorcycle and the plate?

 

[xylene]

I said what I said, park the car in a garage until you get the sticker.

You have a DEFENSE to the ticket in your temporary registration, but it won't stop you from receiving the ticket, and unless you are some kind of glutton for punishment you probably want to avoid that.