Senate Bill S201

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to registration of street rods and custom vehicles

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S201 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2073
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§401, 375 & 301, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3547, A2429
2013-2014: S1103, A3041

2011-S201 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to registration of street rods and custom vehicles; provides for a one time registration fee; exempts such vehicles from certain equipment and inspection requirements.

2011-S201 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S201 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   201

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to registration
  of street rods and custom vehicles

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended by adding a new schedule M to read as follows:
  M.  SCHEDULE FOR STREET RODS AND CUSTOM VEHICLES. FOR EACH MOTOR VEHI-
CLE WHICH IS OWNED OR OPERATED AS  AN  EXHIBITION  PIECE  OR  COLLECTORS
ITEM,  AND WHICH IS USED FOR PARTICIPATION IN CLUB ACTIVITIES, EXHIBITS,
TOURS, PARADES, OCCASIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SIMILAR USES, BUT NOT USED
FOR GENERAL DAILY TRANSPORTATION, A ONE TIME INITIAL REGISTRATION FEE OF
TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS.
  1. (A)(I) A "STREET ROD" MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT:
  (1) IS A NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT OR OLDER VEHICLE; OR THE VEHICLE
WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT TO RESEMBLE A  VEHI-
CLE MANUFACTURED BEFORE NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-NINE; AND
  (2) HAS BEEN ALTERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL DESIGN; OR HAS A
BODY CONSTRUCTED FROM NON-ORIGINAL MATERIALS.
  (II)  THE  MODEL  YEAR THAT IS LISTED ON THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OF A
STREET ROD VEHICLE SHALL BE THE MODEL YEAR THAT THE BODY OF SUCH VEHICLE
RESEMBLES.
  (B)(I) A CUSTOM VEHICLE MEANS ANY MOTOR VEHICLE THAT:
  (1) IS AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD AND OF A MODEL YEAR AFTER  NINE-
TEEN  HUNDRED  FORTY-EIGHT;  OR  WAS  MANUFACTURED TO RESEMBLE A VEHICLE
TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE YEARS OLD AND OF A MODEL YEAR AFTER NINETEEN HUNDRED
FORTY-EIGHT; AND
  (2) HAS BEEN ALTERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL DESIGN; OR HAS A
BODY CONSTRUCTED FROM NON-ORIGINAL MATERIALS.
  (II) THE MODEL YEAR THAT IS LISTED ON THE CERTIFICATE OF  TITLE  OF  A
CUSTOM  VEHICLE  SHALL  BE  THE MODEL YEAR THAT THE BODY OF SUCH VEHICLE
RESEMBLES.
              

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