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Assembly Bill A7878

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to including defective air bags, anti-lock brakes, and license plates as grounds for failure of vehicle inspection

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2019-A7878 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A7893

2019-A7878 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including defective air bags, anti-lock brakes, and license plates as grounds for failure of vehicle inspection.

2019-A7878 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7878
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, DenDEKKER -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to  the
   inspection of anti-lock brake system warning lights; tinted, shaded or
   obscured  license  plate covers; and supplemental restraint system air
   bags 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. Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c)
 of  section  301  of  the  vehicle  and traffic law, subparagraph (a) as
 amended by chapter 444 of the laws of 2016 and subparagraph (b) as added
 by chapter 161 of the laws of 1996, are amended to read as follows:
   [(a)] A safety inspection shall be made with respect  to  the  brakes;
 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS; steering mechanism; TINTED, SHAD-
 ED  OR  OBSCURED  LICENSE  PLATE  COVERS;  SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
 AIRBAGS; 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 mechanisms and equip-
 ment 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 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IS ON, IT SHALL BE
 CONSIDERED GROUNDS  FOR  THE  VEHICLE  TO  FAIL  THE  SAFETY  INSPECTION
 PROVIDED  IN  THIS  PARAGRAPH. IF A VEHICLE'S LICENSE PLATE IS ILLEGIBLE
 BECAUSE OF TINTING, SHADING OR DEFECT IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED GROUNDS FOR
 THE VEHICLE TO FAIL THE SAFETY INSPECTION PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH. IF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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