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Assembly Bill A154

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-A154 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2961
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7143, S4820
2015-2016: A39, S393
2017-2018: A1169, A8983, S5000
2021-2022: A8420, S387

2019-A154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    154
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. D'URSO, COOK, GALEF, WILLIAMS -- read once and
   referred 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

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2019-A154A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2961
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7143, S4820
2015-2016: A39, S393
2017-2018: A1169, A8983, S5000
2021-2022: A8420, S387

2019-A154A - Summary

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

2019-A154A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  154--A
                                                         Cal. No. 212
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  D'URSO, COOK, GALEF, WILLIAMS, FAHY, TAYLOR,
   MORINELLO, RAYNOR, ARROYO, MIKULIN, DeSTEFANO,  MAGNARELLI  --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.  GRIFFIN, M. L. MILLER, SAYEGH -- read once
   and referred to  the  Committee  on  Transportation  --  reported  and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  reported  from committee,
   advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
   its place on the order of third reading
 
 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.
                                                            LBD00691-02-9

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