Assembly Bill A7599

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the secondary enforcement of certain motor vehicle equipment violations

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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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2021-A7599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7353
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

2021-A7599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the secondary enforcement of certain motor vehicle equipment violations; prohibits enforcement of such violations in absence of reasonable cause to believe the operator of such motor vehicle has violated another provision of law.

2021-A7599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7599
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 18, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DARLING, MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  second-
   ary enforcement of certain motor vehicle equipment violations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 624 of
 the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  The  use or placing of posters or stickers on windshields or rear
 windows of motor vehicles other than those authorized by the commission-
 er, is hereby prohibited.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A
 SUMMONS FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH
 SHALL  ONLY BE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE
 PERSON OPERATING SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE HAS COMMITTED  A  VIOLATION  OF  THE
 LAWS OF THIS STATE OTHER THAN A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   (I-A)  The attaching to windshields and windshield wipers of handbills
 and other forms of advertisements, is hereby prohibited.
   § 2. Subdivision 30 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic  law  is
 amended to read as follows:
   30.  It  shall  be  unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle
 with any object placed or hung in or upon the vehicle,  except  required
 or  permitted  equipment of the vehicle, in such a manner as to obstruct
 or interfere with the view of the operator through the windshield, or to
 prevent him from having a clear and full view of the road and  condition
 of  traffic behind such vehicle.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW, A SUMMONS FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION SHALL ONLY BE ISSUED WHEN THERE IS REASONABLE  CAUSE  TO  BELIEVE
 THAT  THE  PERSON OPERATING SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE HAS COMMITTED A VIOLATION
 OF THE LAWS OF THIS STATE OTHER THAN A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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