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Oct 07, 2020 | referred to transportation |
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Carmen De La Rosa
Jeffrey Dinowitz
William Colton
Jo Anne Simon
A11077 (ACTIVE) - Details
A11077 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11077 I N A S S E M B L Y October 7, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Magnarelli) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain equipment violations and fines; and to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring police vehicles to be equipped with a decibel reader THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 31 and 32 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 31 as amended by chapter 337 of the laws of 1971, and subdivision 32 as amended by section 14 of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, are amended to read as follows: 31. Mufflers and exhaust systems. Prevention of noise. Every motor vehicle, operated or driven upon the highways of the state, shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler and exhaust system in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any [excessive or unusual] noise OVER NINETY-FIVE DECIBELS FOR MOTORCYCLES AND OVER SIXTY DECIBELS FOR OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES, and no such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cut-out, bypass, or similar device. No person shall modify the muffler or exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor or exhaust system of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler or exhaust system originally installed on the vehicle and such original muffler and exhaust system shall comply with all the requirements of this section. A muffler is a device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle plates, or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, and effective in reducing noise. An exhaust system is a series of mechanical devices for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and expelling it into the atmosphere. 32. The violation of any of the provisions of this section with respect to adequate brakes except those relating to emergency or hand brakes shall constitute a misdemeanor and the violation of any of the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets