Assembly Bill A575

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for window tinting standards for motor vehicles and makes an appropriation therefor

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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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2015-A575 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A970
2011-2012: A1183
2013-2014: A1422
2017-2018: A251
2019-2020: A2154

2015-A575 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for window tinting standards on rear side windows of all motor vehicles in New York State and appropriates $50,000 therefor for the general purpose of enabling the superintendent of state police to purchase window tint meters necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.

2015-A575 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   575

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  tinting  on
  motor vehicle windows and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 12-a of  section  375  of  the
vehicle  and traffic law, as amended by chapter 155 of the laws of 1991,
is amended to read as follows:
  (b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway,
road or street:
  (1) the front windshield of which is composed of, covered by or treat-
ed with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seven-
ty percent unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches
of the windshield; or
  (2) the sidewings or side windows of which on either side  forward  of
or adjacent to the operator's seat are composed of, covered by or treat-
ed with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seven-
ty percent; or
  (3)  [if  it  is classified as a station wagon, sedan, hardtop, coupe,
hatchback or convertible and any] THE  rear  side  [window]  WINDOWS  OF
WHICH  ARE  COMPOSED  OF, COVERED BY, OR TREATED WITH ANY MATERIAL WHICH
has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; or
  (4) the rear window of which is composed of,  covered  by  or  treated
with  any  material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy
percent. A rear window may have  a  light  transmittance  of  less  than
seventy  percent  if  the  vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on both
sides of the vehicle so adjusted that the driver thereof  shall  have  a
clear  and  full  view  of the road and condition of traffic behind such
vehicle.

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

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