1. (a) If an emergency requires the immediate use of a motor vehicle in this State for which no permit has been previously issued, or if a motor vehicle enters the State for the first time, an emergency permit may be obtained for such motor vehicle by the carrier (see § 473.7, infra) as follows.

2. (b) A telegram money order for five dollars for each motor vehicle accompanied by the information below must be sent to the Department of Taxation and Finance, Miscellaneous Tax Bureau. (See § 470.1[a], supra.) If permits are requested for a tractor and a trailer, a fee of five dollars for each such vehicle must be submitted. All the required information set forth below must be forwarded for each such tractor or trailer or other motor vehicle:

   1. (1) name and address of person to whom reply telegram is to be sent;
   2. (2) name and address of applicant;
   3. (3) serial or motor number of motor vehicle;
   4. (4) make and year of the motor vehicle;
   5. (5) unloaded weight and maximum gross weight of trucks and trailers;
   6. (6) unloaded weight of tractors; and
   7. (7) the seating capacity, exclusive of the driver, of an omnibus.
3. (c) Twenty-four-hour service will be maintained for the processing of such requests. A telegraphic reply will be forwarded collect. The reply telegram will be an emergency permit and valid only for a period of 30 days from the date thereof. The reply telegram must be carried on the motor vehicle.
4. (d) If the motor vehicle is to be operated in this State for more than 30 days, an application for a permit and plate or sticker must be filed on forms TMT-1 and TMT-2 (MT-975 and MT-976 in the case of an omnibus) within such period. If an application for a permit and plate or sticker is filed within 20 days of the issuance of the emergency permit no additional fee need accompany the application. Any operation of such motor vehicle without a permit and plate or sticker after the expiration of the permit, that is, 30 days after the issuance of the permit, is a violation of law.

Tax Law, § 502