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Senate Bill S2961

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that no motor vehicle repair shop shall repair a tire that would not pass New York state inspection

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2019-S2961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A154
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4820, A7143
2015-2016: S393, A39
2017-2018: S5000, A1169, A8983
2021-2022: S387, A8420

2019-S2961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no motor vehicle repair shop shall repair a tire that would not pass New York state inspection.

2019-S2961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2961
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to tire safety
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 398-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. NO MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP SHALL REPAIR A TIRE UNLESS SUCH  TIRE,
 UPON  COMPLETION OF SUCH REPAIR, WOULD MEET THE STANDARDS FOR THE USE OF
 TIRES ON VEHICLES OPERATED IN THIS STATE AS ESTABLISHED BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FIVE OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00691-01-9

2019-S2961A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A154
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4820, A7143
2015-2016: S393, A39
2017-2018: S5000, A1169, A8983
2021-2022: S387, A8420

2019-S2961A - Summary

Provides that no motor vehicle repair shop shall repair a tire that would not pass New York state inspection.

2019-S2961A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2961A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2961--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  repair
   of tires

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 398-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  NO  MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP SHALL REPAIR A TIRE IF SUCH TIRE HAS
 EXPOSED PLY OR CORD; A BULGE, KNOT OR SEPARATION IN EITHER  SIDEWALL  OR
 TREAD  AREA; TREAD WEAR INDICATORS FLUSH WITH THE TREAD OUTER SURFACE IN
 ANY TWO OR MORE ADJACENT TREAD GROOVES AT THREE LOCATIONS EQUALLY SPACED
 AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE; OR OTHER MATERIAL DAMAGE  OR  WEAR
 THAT  RENDERS  SUCH  TIRE PATENTLY UNSAFE. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT IMPOSE
 ANY LIABILITY ON A REPAIR SHOP THAT MAKES A REASONABLE  AND  GOOD  FAITH
 DETERMINATION  THAT  THE  TIRE,  UPON  REPAIR,  WOULD  COMPLY  WITH THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00691-03-9

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