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                                  4638

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 7, 2013
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER, FINCH, LAVINE, O'DONNELL, MILLER,
  SCARBOROUGH, MOYA, CASTRO, LENTOL, COLTON, MONTESANO, GUNTHER, WEISEN-
  BERG, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,  ABINANTI,
  ARROYO,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CERETTO,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  GABRYSZAK,  GALEF,
  GLICK, HOOPER, NOLAN, PERRY, TENNEY -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including
  the examination of tinted or shaded windows in the periodic inspection
  of motor vehicles

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

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (a)  of  paragraph  1 of subdivision (c) of
section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section  5  of
part  V1  of  chapter  62  of  the  laws  of 2003, is amended to read as
follows:
  (a) A safety inspection shall be made  with  respect  to  the  brakes;
steering  mechanism;  wheel alignment; lights, including but not limited
to the lights which are designed and placed on a vehicle for the purpose
of illuminating the vehicle's license plates; odometer;  tire  pressure;
seat  safety  belts;  shoulder harness safety belts; ANY WINDOW WHICH IS
COMPOSED OF, COVERED BY OR TREATED WITH ANY MATERIAL WHICH HAS  A  LIGHT
TRANSMITTANCE  OF  LESS  THAN  SEVENTY PERCENT PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE
HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE and such other mechanisms and  equip-
ment  as  shall  be  determined  by the commissioner to be necessary for
proper and safe operations. Such inspection  shall  also  be  made  with
respect  to  vehicle identification number. Upon inspection, the mileage
appearing on the odometer shall be recorded upon the inspection sticker.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing  the  date  on  which  it shall have become a law; provided that the
commissioner of motor vehicles is authorized to promulgate any  and  all
rules and regulations necessary and take any other measures necessary to
implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.

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

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