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Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Oct 08, 2021 |
signed chap.451 |
| Sep 28, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
| Jun 09, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1641 substituted for s4849a |
| Jun 09, 2021 |
substituted by a6014a |
| Jun 08, 2021 |
ordered to third reading cal.1641 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| May 27, 2021 |
print number 4849a |
| May 27, 2021 |
amend and recommit to transportation |
| Feb 16, 2021 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S4849A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6014 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2021-S4849 - Details
2021-S4849 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4849
SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to penalties
for purposefully obstructed license plates
PURPOSE:
To discourage the purposeful obstruction of license plates.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill would increase the maximum fine for
knowingly covering or coating a license plate with any artificial or
synthetic material or substance that conceals or obscures the plate, or
that distorts a recorded or photographic image of the plate.
JUSTIFICATION:
The current punishment for an obstructed license plate does little to
2021-S4849 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4849
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 16, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- 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 penalties
for purposefully obstructed license plates
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 8 of section
402 of the vehicle and traffic law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 as
amended by chapter 109 of the laws of 2005, and subdivision 8 as amended
by chapter 61 of the laws of 1989 and as renumbered by chapter 648 of
the laws of 2006, are amended to read as follows:
(b) (I) Number plates shall be kept clean and in a condition so as to
be easily readable and shall not be covered by glass or any plastic
material[, and].
(II) NUMBER PLATES shall not be knowingly covered or coated with any
artificial or synthetic material or substance that conceals or obscures
such number plates or that distorts a recorded or photographic image of
such number plates[, and the].
(III) THE view of such number plates shall not be obstructed by any
part of the vehicle or by anything carried thereon, except for a receiv-
er-transmitter issued by a publicly owned tolling facility in connection
with electronic toll collection when such receiver-transmitter is
affixed to the exterior of a vehicle in accordance with mounting
instructions provided by the tolling facility.
8. [The] A violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of
not less than twenty-five nor more than two hundred dollars, EXCEPT THAT
A VIOLATION OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE
NOR MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2021-S4849A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S4849A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4849A
SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to penalties
for purposefully obstructed license plates
PURPOSE:
To discourage the purposeful obstruction of license plates.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill would increase the maximum fine for knowingly covering or coat-
ing a license plate with any artificial or synthetic material or
substance that conceals or obscures the plate, or that distorts a
recorded or photographic image of the plate.
JUSTIFICATION:
2021-S4849A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4849--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 16, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. REICHLIN-MELNICK, BROOKS -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
portation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to penalties
for purposefully obstructed license plates
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 8 of section
402 of the vehicle and traffic law, paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 as
amended by chapter 109 of the laws of 2005, and subdivision 8 as amended
by chapter 61 of the laws of 1989 and as renumbered by chapter 648 of
the laws of 2006, are amended to read as follows:
(b) (I) Number plates shall be kept clean and in a condition so as to
be easily readable and shall not be covered by glass or any plastic
material[, and].
(II) NUMBER PLATES shall not be knowingly covered or coated with any
artificial or synthetic material or substance that conceals or obscures
such number plates or that distorts a recorded or photographic image of
such number plates[, and the].
(III) THE view of such number plates shall not be obstructed by any
part of the vehicle or by anything carried thereon, except for a receiv-
er-transmitter issued by a publicly owned tolling facility in connection
with electronic toll collection when such receiver-transmitter is
affixed to the exterior of a vehicle in accordance with mounting
instructions provided by the tolling facility.
8. [The] A violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of
not less than twenty-five nor more than two hundred dollars, EXCEPT THAT
A VIOLATION OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OR SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH (B)
OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT
LESS THAN FIFTY NOR MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.
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