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 23, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. CASTORINA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to periodic
inspection of all motor vehicles
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 301 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 429 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read
as follows:
(a) [The] NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
THE commissioner shall require that every motor vehicle registered in
this state be inspected [once each year] for safety, and [at least bien-
nially] for emissions as provided for pursuant to paragraph two of
subdivision (d) of this section, and in accordance with the provisions
of this article, and that every motor vehicle sold or transferred for
use on the public highways of this state by a dealer registered under
section four hundred fifteen of this chapter to any person other than
another such registered dealer or transferred for no remuneration by
such a registered dealer to any person other than to a welfare to work
program authorized by the New York state department of labor, a private
industry council, a county or a social services district for the sole
use of public assistance recipients or applicants participating in the
welfare to work program to which such vehicle is transferred must be
inspected and bear a valid certificate or certificates of inspection
prior to delivery to the purchaser or transferee. Provided, however,
that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to exempt any motor vehi-
cle so transferred to a welfare to work program pursuant to the
provisions of this subdivision from being inspected in accordance with
the provisions of this section or from complying with all other applica-
ble provisions of this chapter, including registration and financial
security, prior to operation on any public highway.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08418-01-5
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