Senate Bill S7351A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the removal of all police markings prior to decommissioning

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S7351 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9012
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

2017-S7351 - Summary

Relates to the removal of all police markings and affixed lights from a vehicle prior to decommissioning and auction.

2017-S7351 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7351 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7351
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- 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 the  removal
   of  all  police  markings,  patterns and affixed lights from a vehicle
   prior to decommissioning and auction
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
   52. (A) ANY POLICE VEHICLE PURCHASED BY THE STATE, A PUBLIC AUTHORITY,
 OR ANY MUNICIPALITY MUST HAVE ALL POLICE MARKINGS, PATTERNS AND  AFFIXED
 LIGHTS REMOVED PRIOR TO THE DECOMMISSIONING AND AUCTION OF SUCH VEHICLE.
   (B) THE SUPERINTENDENT OR CHIEF OF POLICE, OR OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE
 FOR THE SUPERVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A FLEET OF POLICE VEHICLES, SHALL
 CAUSE  ANY  POLICE  VEHICLE  THAT  IS SCHEDULED TO BE DECOMMISSIONED AND
 AUCTIONED TO HAVE ALL  POLICE  MARKINGS,  PATTERNS  AND  AFFIXED  LIGHTS
 REMOVED.
   (C)  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES,  SHALL  PROMULGATE
 RULES AND REGULATIONS DETERMINING THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT MUST BE MET TO
 CONSIDER ANY VEHICLE READY FOR DECOMMISSIONING AND AUCTION.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date  is  authorized
 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13654-01-7

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2017-S7351A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9012
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

2017-S7351A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the removal of all police markings and affixed lights from a vehicle prior to decommissioning and auction.

2017-S7351A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7351A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7351--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  removal
   of  all  distinctive markings and affixed lights from a police vehicle
   prior to decommissioning and sale
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 21-a of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 112 of the laws of 1996, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   21-a.  In  any  case  where  a New York state police or New York city,
 Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse or Yonkers police department  vehi-
 cle  is  painted  a  distinctive  color  which would designate it in the
 public's view as such a state or city police vehicle, the  purchaser  of
 such  vehicle  shall cause the color of its paint to be altered [and any
 designated markings to be removed] within fifteen days of registration.
   § 2. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
   52. NO POLICE VEHICLE OWNED BY THE STATE, A PUBLIC AUTHORITY, A  COUN-
 TY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE SHALL BE SOLD UNLESS, PRIOR TO SUCH SALE, SUCH
 VEHICLE  IS  DECOMMISSIONED  AND  ANY  DISTINCTIVE  MARKINGS AND AFFIXED
 LIGHTS WHICH WOULD DESIGNATE IT IN THE PUBLIC'S VIEW AS  SUCH  A  POLICE
 VEHICLE  HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER,  SHALL  PROMUL-
 GATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS DETERMINING THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR DECOMMIS-
 SIONING POLICE VEHICLES AND FOR THE REMOVAL OF SUCH DISTINCTIVE MARKINGS
 AND AFFIXED LIGHTS PRIOR TO SALE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law and shall apply to all police  vehicles  sold
 on  and  after such date. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made
 and completed on or before such effective date.

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