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Assembly Bill A6135A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "safe cars safe streets act of 2016"

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2015-A6135 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6862
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, V & T L

2015-A6135 - Summary

Enacts the "safe cars safe streets act"; requires the inspection of tinted or shaded windows, airbag systems, and antilock brake systems during the required periodic inspection of motor vehicles.

2015-A6135 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6135

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to  the
  inspection of tinted or shaded windows, airbag systems, antilock brake
  systems, and covered license plate frames during the required 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. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "safe  cars
safe streets act of 2015".
  S  2.  Subparagraphs  (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of
section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law, subparagraph (a) as  amended
by  section  5 of part V1 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 and subpara-
graph (b) as added by chapter 161 of the laws of 1996, are  amended  and
two new subparagraphs (c) and (d) are added 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; ANY LICENSE PLATE COVERING OR MANIP-
ULATION  OF THE LICENSE PLATE and such other mechanisms and equipment 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.
  (b) In the case of any passenger car manufactured on or after  Septem-
ber  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-seven,  [during the course of the
vehicle safety inspection, the readiness of] A SAFETY  INSPECTION  SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09922-01-5

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2015-A6135A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6862
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, V & T L

2015-A6135A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "safe cars safe streets act"; requires the inspection of tinted or shaded windows, airbag systems, and antilock brake systems during the required periodic inspection of motor vehicles.

2015-A6135A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6135--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER, ORTIZ, MILLER, BENEDETTO, MOSLEY,
  COOK, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED, MARKEY, STECK,  ARROYO,  RA,  SIMOTAS,  GALEF,
  MURRAY,  HOOPER, GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, CROUCH,
  GLICK, LUPINACCI, McDONOUGH, SCHIMEL, SIMON -- read once and  referred
  to  the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on
  Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to  the
  inspection  of  tinted or shaded windows, airbag systems, and antilock
  brake systems during the required periodic inspection of  motor  vehi-
  cles

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "safe  cars
safe streets act of 2016".
  S  2.  Subparagraphs  (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of
section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law, subparagraph (a) as  amended
by  section  5 of part V1 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 and subpara-
graph (b) as added by chapter 161 of the laws of 1996, are amended and a
new subparagraph (c) is added 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09922-02-6

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