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Senate Bill S5523

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring dealers to notify the DMV of change in registration

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2017-S5523 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §420, V & T L

2017-S5523 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires dealers to notify the DMV of change in registration when accepting a vehicle for trade-in.

2017-S5523 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5523 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5523
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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  requiring
   dealerships  to  notify the department of motor vehicles of the change
   in registration corresponding to the change of ownership when a  vehi-
   cle is traded in to a dealership
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 420 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  THAT  WHEN A DEALER RECEIVES A MOTOR VEHICLE,
 MOTORCYCLE OR TRAILER AS A TRADE-IN FROM  AN  OWNER,  THE  DEALER  SHALL
 PROVIDE  NOTICE  TO  THE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH TRANSFER INCLUDING THE LEGAL
 NAME OF THE DEALER THAT ACCEPTED SUCH TRADE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09612-01-7

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