Assembly Bill A5470A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that Saturday and Sundays shall not be included in the grace period for repairs of defective motor vehicle equipment

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  • 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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2013-A5470 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5730
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §376-a, V & T L

2013-A5470 - Summary

Provides that Saturday and Sunday shall not be included in the grace period for repairs of defective motor vehicle equipment.

2013-A5470 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5470

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEINSTEIN  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  extending
  the period for the repair of defective equipment on the basis of reli-
  gious observance

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 376-a of the vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 856 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read
as follows:
  4. Any complaint issued for any violation  of  section  three  hundred
seventy-five,  three  hundred seventy-six or three hundred eighty-one of
this  article  relative  to  required  equipment,  except  a   violation
described in subdivision two of this section, subdivision forty-seven of
section  three  hundred  seventy-five  of this article, and except for a
violation relating to service brakes, shall be dismissed  by  the  court
before  which the summons is returnable if the violation as set forth in
the summons is corrected not later than one-half hour  after  sunset  on
the  first full business day after the issuance of the summons and proof
of such correction as set forth in subdivision five of this  section  is
submitted  to the court. For the purposes of this subdivision, "business
day" shall mean any calendar day except Sunday, or the  following  busi-
ness  holidays:  New  Year's  Day,  Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans'  Day,  Thanksgiving
Day,  and  Christmas Day.   PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY DAY ON WHICH THE
DEFENDANT, BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER SINCERELY HELD  RELIGIOUS  BELIEFS,  IS
UNABLE  TO  CORRECT  THE  VIOLATION WITHIN THE TIME FRAME ESTABLISHED IN
THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH DAY OF RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE SHALL NOT  BE  DEEMED
TO BE A "BUSINESS DAY" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09301-02-3

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2013-A5470A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5730
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §376-a, V & T L

2013-A5470A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that Saturday and Sunday shall not be included in the grace period for repairs of defective motor vehicle equipment.

2013-A5470A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5470--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEINSTEIN  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the period
  for the repair of defective equipment

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 4 of section 376-a of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 856 of the laws of 1990, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  4.  Any  complaint  issued  for any violation of section three hundred
seventy-five, three hundred seventy-six or three hundred  eighty-one  of
this   article  relative  to  required  equipment,  except  a  violation
described in subdivision two of this section, subdivision forty-seven of
section three hundred seventy-five of this article,  and  except  for  a
violation  relating  to  service brakes, shall be dismissed by the court
before which the summons is returnable if the violation as set forth  in
the  summons  is  corrected not later than one-half hour after sunset on
the first full business day after the issuance of the summons and  proof
of  such  correction as set forth in subdivision five of this section is
submitted to the court. For the purposes of this subdivision,  "business
day"  shall  mean  any  calendar  day except SATURDAY AND Sunday, or the
following business holidays:  New  Year's  Day,  Washington's  Birthday,
Memorial  Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day,
Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09301-03-3

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