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Senate Bill S8483

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing dealers to charge a fee for registering a motor vehicle

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2017-S8483 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §401, V & T L

2017-S8483 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes dealers to charge a fee of up to $499 for registering a motor vehicle or securing a certificate of title.

2017-S8483 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8483 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8483
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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 dealer  fees
   for registering a motor vehicle
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:
   C. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY DEALER IN
 MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTEEN  OF
 THIS  TITLE MAY CHARGE A PERSON WHO PURCHASES A VEHICLE FROM SUCH DEALER
 A FEE FOR ASSISTING IN SECURING A  REGISTRATION  AND/OR  CERTIFICATE  OF
 TITLE  FOR  SUCH  VEHICLE,  PROVIDED  THE  DEALER  ACTUALLY PERFORMS THE
 SERVICE OF FILING THE APPLICATION FOR TITLE AND/OR REGISTRATION WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER ISSUING AGENT. THE FEE CHARGED BY THE  DEALER
 MAY  NOT  EXCEED  FOUR  HUNDRED NINETY-NINE DOLLARS.   SUCH FEE DOES NOT
 INCLUDE THE FEE REQUIRED TO BE PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT  FOR  ISSUANCE  OF
 THE  REGISTRATION  OR  FOR ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, NOR SHALL
 SUCH FEE INCLUDE THE FEE CHARGED FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION OF THE
 VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15816-01-8

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