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Assembly Bill A1230

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring motor vehicle and motor cycle tires and rims to bear a permanent serial number

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2019-A1230 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §198-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10180
2015-2016: A703
2017-2018: A2747

2019-A1230 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring motor vehicle and motor cycle tires and rims to bear a permanent serial number.

2019-A1230 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1230
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring  tire
   and rim serial numbers for motor vehicles and motor cycle vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 198-d to read as follows:
   § 198-D. TIRE AND RIM SERIAL NUMBERS. 1. NO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES, MOTOR
 CYCLE TIRES, MOTOR VEHICLE RIMS, OR MOTOR  CYCLE  RIMS  MANUFACTURED  OR
 ASSEMBLED  ON  OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SOLD
 OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE UNLESS IT HAS  AN  IDENTIFYING  SERIAL
 NUMBER  THAT DISTINGUISHES THAT TIRE OR RIM FROM ALL OTHER TIRES OR RIMS
 OF THE SAME BRAND OR MODEL PERMANENTLY AND VISIBLY ENGRAVED, STAMPED  OR
 LABELED  IN  READILY LEGIBLE BOLDFACED FIGURES IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE
 SERIAL NUMBER WILL BE READILY VISIBLE AND THAT, IN THE CASE OF LABELING,
 SUCH LABEL CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT BEING DEFACED OR DESTROYED.
   2. ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR PARTNERSHIP WHO  ASSEMBLES,
 DISTRIBUTES OR MANUFACTURES SUCH TIRES OR RIMS ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION, IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
 IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTY AS PROVIDED  BY  LAW,  ANY  PERSON  WHO
 INTENTIONALLY ALTERS, CONCEALS, DEFACES, DESTROYS, OR REMOVES SUCH SERI-
 AL  NUMBER  WITH  THE  INTENT  TO  DEPRIVE  THE RIGHTFUL OWNER OF LAWFUL
 POSSESSION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION PUNISHABLE BY A  FINE  NOT  TO
 EXCEED THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
   3.  NO  PERSON  REGULARLY  ENGAGED  IN  THE  BUSINESS  OF MANUFACTURE,
 DISTRIBUTION, OR RETAIL SALE OF SUCH TIRES OR RIMS SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO
 HAVE  VIOLATED  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IF SUCH PERSON SHOWS BY A
 PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE THAT THE VIOLATION  WAS  NOT  INTENTIONAL  AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00330-01-9

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