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

                                  5974

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  OAKS,  KOLB, FINCH, BARCLAY, GIGLIO, HAWLEY,
  MONTESANO, SALADINO, WALTER, LAWRENCE -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
  A.  BLANKENBUSH, CROUCH, DUPREY, McDONOUGH, PALMESANO, STEC, TENNEY --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  renewal
  dates of registrations for certain trucks

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 401 of the  vehicle
and  traffic  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 137 of the laws of 1989, is
amended to read as follows:
  a. Registrations, reregistrations and renewals shall take  effect  and
expire on dates determined by the commissioner. However, where the expi-
ration  date  of  the  registration  of any vehicle, except a taxi or an
omnibus, falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday, such registration
shall be valid for the operation of such vehicle until midnight  of  the
next  day  on  which state offices shall be open for business. Provided,
however, that renewal of a registration may be used preceding the  expi-
ration  date  of  such  registration  including  such  expiration  date.
Provided, further, however, that where the required proof  of  registra-
tion consists of an expired registration for the same vehicle, issued to
the  same  person  applying  for  the  registration  or renewal, and the
expired registration certificate and number plates and date tags  issued
for such registration had not been surrendered to the commissioner on or
before the expiration date of such registration, the commissioner may in
his  discretion  deem  such  application  to be a renewal of the expired
registration and require that the fee  paid  for  such  registration  be
computed as if the registration had been made prior to the date of expi-
ration  of the expired registration. PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT ANY
PERSON WHO OWNS AND OPERATES THREE OR MORE TRUCKS USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR
BUSINESS  PURPOSES  MAY  FILE  A WRITTEN REQUEST WITH THE DEPARTMENT, ON

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05924-01-5
              

A. 5974                             2

FORMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER,  AND  UPON  SUCH  REQUEST  SHALL  BE
GRANTED,  REGISTRATION  RENEWAL  DATES  FOR  SUCH  TRUCKS WHICH OCCUR AT
DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE YEAR. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, IN PROVIDING SUCH
STAGGERED  REGISTRATION RENEWAL DATES, AND WHERE PRACTICABLE, FOLLOW THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OWNER OF SUCH TRUCKS AS TO THE RENEWAL DATES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.