Senate Bill S1362

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Extends the maximum length of specialized material delivery vehicles to forty-five feet

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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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2011-S1362 - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §385, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7970
2013-2014: S391

2011-S1362 - Summary

Extends the maximum length of specialized material delivery vehicles to forty-five feet.

2011-S1362 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1362 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1362

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- 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  extending
  the maximum length of vehicles

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 385 of the  vehi-
cle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 173 of the laws of 1990, is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) The length of a single vehicle, inclusive  of  load  and  bumpers,
shall be not more than [forty] FORTY-FIVE feet unless otherwise provided
in this subdivision.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03979-01-1


              

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2011-S1362A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §385, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7970
2013-2014: S391

2011-S1362A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the maximum length of specialized material delivery vehicles to forty-five feet.

2011-S1362A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1362A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1362--A
    Cal. No. 23

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. DILAN, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Transportation  --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Transportation in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  reported  favorably  from  said  committee,
  ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
  by  Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered,
  restored to third reading, amended and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining
  its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to extending
  the maximum length of vehicles

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 385 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 173 of the laws of  1990,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a)  The  length  of  a single vehicle, inclusive of load and bumpers,
shall be not more than forty feet  unless  otherwise  provided  in  this
subdivision.   FOR SPECIALIZED MATERIAL DELIVERY VEHICLES, WHICH INCLUDE
ARTICULATING BOOM TRUCKS AND PIGGY-BACK TRUCKS  (FLAT  BED  TRUCKS  WITH
FORKLIFTS  OR MOTIFS ATTACHED), THE LENGTH OF A SINGLE VEHICLE, MEASURED
FROM BUMPER TO BUMPER, SHALL NOT  BE  MORE  THAN  FORTY  FEET;  HOWEVER,
PROVIDED THAT THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE IS A CDL OPERATOR, THE VEHICLE
CAN  HAVE  AN ADDITIONAL FIVE FEET OF OVERHANG, FOR A TOTAL LENGTH OF NO
MORE THAN FORTY-FIVE FEET. OVERHANG IS DEFINED AS THE PORTION OF A VEHI-
CLE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE REAR BUMPER OR THE PORTION OF A BOOM,  FORK-
LIFT OR OTHER DEVICE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE REAR BUMPER.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03979-02-2

              

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