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Assembly Bill A5060

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires certain signage on vehicles used by any individual with a probationary license

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2019-A5060 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §507, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3930
2011-2012: A4630
2013-2014: A4500
2015-2016: A4497
2017-2018: A3458

2019-A5060 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain signage on vehicles used by any individual with a probationary license; extends the probationary period of the individual's license three months for every conviction for failure to display such signage as directed.

2019-A5060 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5060
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAIA, FINCH, GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. DiPIETRO, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to required
   vehicle marking
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  507 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. REQUIRED VEHICLE MARKING. (A) ALL MOTOR VEHICLES USED BY ANY  INDI-
 VIDUAL  WITH  A PROBATIONARY LICENSE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED
 ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, A CLASS DJ LICENSE, OR A LIMITED CLASS DJ  LICENSE,
 SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO  HAVE  NON  PERMANENT  SIGNAGE  ON THEIR VEHICLE
 CONTAINING THE WORDS "NEW DRIVER."
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER IS DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 REGARDING THE SIZE, PLACEMENT, COLOR AND USE OF SUCH SIGNAGE.
   (C)  IN THE EVENT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS FOUND GUILTY OF NOT USING SUCH
 SIGNAGE, THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S  LICENSE  SHALL  BE
 EXTENDED FOR THREE MONTHS FOR EVERY CONVICTION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07949-01-9

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