S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
May 2, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. GANTT -- (at request of the Department of Motor
Vehicles) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing the
commissioner of motor vehicles to waive or accept electronic transfer
of salvage documents
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 429 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 691 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read
as follows:
4. Forms and documents. Any forms or documents used in conjunction
with this section shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner and
shall set forth a complete description of the motor vehicle, the name
and address of the person to whom such motor vehicle was sold or trans-
ferred or from whom such motor vehicle was acquired together with any
other information deemed necessary or desirable by the commissioner to
effectuate the provisions and purposes of this section. Any such state-
ment, document or item required to be delivered to the commissioner by
any provision of this section shall be deemed to have been so delivered
when it has been either personally delivered or sent by mail to the
office of the commissioner at the address designated by him OR HER. THE
COMMISSIONER MAY, BY REGULATION, WAIVE THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION
TWO OF THIS SECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS OR, IN THE
ALTERNATIVE, ALLOW SUCH REQUIREMENTS TO BE SATISFIED BY AN ELECTRONIC
FILING OF THE NECESSARY INFORMATION BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON TO
WHOM SUCH REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14541-02-2