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Senate Bill S4271

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to improving safety requirements for operators of motorcycles

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2009-S4271 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง420-a & 410, V & T L

2009-S4271 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a motorcycle dealer to obtain a copy of a purchaser's valid driver's license for the operation of a motorcycle and requires first time motorcycle purchasers to complete an approved motorcycle rider training program.

2009-S4271 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4271 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4271

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- 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 requirements
  for the sale and registration of motorcycles

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 4 of section 420-a of the vehicle and traffic
law, as added by chapter 695 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read  as
follows:
  4.  Before  issuing  a temporary registration, a qualified dealer must
have in his possession all application forms properly completed, A  COPY
OF  THE  PURCHASER'S  VALID  CLASS M DRIVER'S LICENSE IN THE CASE OF THE
SALE OF A MOTORCYCLE AND all documents, fees and any other charges which
must be submitted to the commissioner for the issuance of a registration
by the commissioner.  Such dealer must make application for registration
for such vehicle and must submit all such  forms,  documents,  fees  and
charges  to  the commissioner in a manner prescribed by the commissioner
and, unless otherwise provided by the commissioner, within five calendar
days of the date of issuance of the temporary registration.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 410 of the vehicle and traffic  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  459  of  the  laws  of 1970, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Registration by owners. No motorcycles shall be operated or  driven
upon the public highways of this state without first being registered in
accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this article, except as otherwise
expressly provided in this chapter.
  Every owner of a motorcycle which shall be operated or driven upon the
public highways of this  state  shall,  except  as  otherwise  expressly
provided,  cause  to  be filed, by mail or otherwise, in the office or a
branch office of the commissioner, or with an agent of the commissioner,
constituted as provided in this chapter, an  application  for  registra-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04652-01-9

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