New York Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 211 - Continuity of authority.

 211. Continuity of authority. The department of motor vehicles shall
  be  deemed  to constitute a continuation of the powers and duties of the
  bureau of motor vehicles in the department of taxation and  finance  and
  not  a new authority for the purpose of succession to the rights, powers
  and duties and obligations hereby assigned to the department.

Last modified: February 3, 2019