Assembly Bill A7359

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires motor vehicle safety inspections to include inspection of license plates

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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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2019-A7359 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, V & T L

2019-A7359 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires motor vehicle safety inspections to include inspection of license plates; provides that if a license plate is illegible for any reason it shall be grounds for such vehicle to fail the safety inspection unless such failure is corrected within thirty days.

2019-A7359 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7359
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to  the
   inspection  of  license plates during the required periodic inspection
   of motor vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (a)  of  paragraph  1 of subdivision (c) of
 section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 444 of
 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) A safety inspection shall be made  with  respect  to  the  brakes;
 steering  mechanism;  LICENSE PLATES; wheel alignment; lights, including
 but not limited to the lights which are designed and placed on a vehicle
 for the purpose of illuminating the vehicle's license plates;  odometer;
 tire  pressure;  seat  safety  belts; shoulder harness safety belts; any
 window which is composed of, covered by or  treated  with  any  material
 which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent pursuant to
 section  three  hundred  seventy-five of this title and such other mech-
 anisms and equipment as shall be determined by the  commissioner  to  be
 necessary  for proper and safe operations. Such inspection shall also be
 made with respect to vehicle identification number. Upon inspection, the
 mileage appearing on the odometer shall be recorded upon the  inspection
 sticker.  IF  A  VEHICLE'S  LICENSE  PLATE  IS ILLEGIBLE FOR ANY REASON,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BECAUSE OF  TINTING,  SHADING,  OBSCURING,
 ALTERING,  MODIFYING  OR  DEFECT  IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED GROUNDS FOR THE
 VEHICLE TO  FAIL  THE  SAFETY  INSPECTION  PROVIDED  IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  FAILURE  MAY BE REMEDIED AS PROVIDED IN
 SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FOUR IF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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