Senate Bill S6670

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the furnishing of registration information by the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles

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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-S6670 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9020
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2584

2015-S6670 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the furnishing of registration information by the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles.

2015-S6670 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6670 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6670

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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
  information

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 202 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of  1989,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (b)  The  commissioner  shall  notify each vehicle registrant that the
PERSONAL INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN registration information specified
in paragraph (a) of this subdivision has been or will  be  furnished  to
the contracting party. The commissioner shall inform each vehicle regis-
trant  when such registrant first makes application for a vehicle regis-
tration or when such registrant applies to  renew  an  existing  vehicle
registration  how  to  achieve the deletion of such information from the
contracting party's file. The contract between the commissioner and  the
contracting party shall provide that, upon the request of the registrant
made  in  such  manner  and  in  such form as shall be prescribed by the
commissioner, such PERSONAL INFORMATION  CONTAINED  WITHIN  registration
information  shall  be deleted from the contracting party's file for all
purposes, except:   [(i) issuance  of  manufacturer's  warranty,  safety
recall or similar notices, or (ii) statistical complications.]
  (I)  FOR  USE  BY  ANY  GOVERNMENT  AGENCY, INCLUDING ANY COURT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, IN CARRYING OUT ITS FUNCTIONS, OR ANY PRIVATE PERSON
OR ENTITY ACTING ON BEHALF OF A  FEDERAL,  STATE,  OR  LOCAL  AGENCY  IN
CARRYING OUT ITS FUNCTIONS;
  (II)  FOR  USE  IN  CONNECTION WITH MATTERS OF MOTOR VEHICLE OR DRIVER
SAFETY AND THEFT; MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS; MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCT  ALTER-
ATIONS,  RECALLS, OR ADVISORS; PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF MOTOR VEHICLES,
MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND DEALERS; MOTOR VEHICLE  MARKET  RESEARCH  ACTIV-
ITIES,  INCLUDING SURVEY RESEARCH; AND REMOVAL OF NON-OWNER RECORDS FROM
THE ORIGINAL RECORDS OF MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13933-01-6
              

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