Senate Bill S6246

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to calibration checks for weigh in motion violation monitoring systems

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Current Bill Status - Delivered to Governor

  • 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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2023-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6225
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §385-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6246, A6225

2023-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that each weigh in motion violation monitoring system undergo a calibration check every six months in accordance with specifications prescribed pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between the New York city department of transportation and the New York state department of agriculture and markets, or in accordance with an applicable reference standard as determined by the New York city department of transportation.

2023-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6246 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6246
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 calibration
   checks for weigh in motion violation monitoring systems
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 385-a of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as added by chapter 773 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   3.  Each  weigh  in motion violation monitoring system shall undergo a
 calibration check every six months in accordance with [American  Society
 for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard specification E1318-09 (2017).
 If  such standard specification is revised, the New York city department
 of transportation shall adopt a rule to provide for the use of the  most
 current   version   of   such   standard  specification]  SPECIFICATIONS
 PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN  THE  NEW  YORK
 CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN  APPLICABLE  REFERENCE
 STANDARD   AS   DETERMINED   BY   THE   NEW   YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF
 TRANSPORTATION.  Such calibration check shall be performed by  an  inde-
 pendent calibration laboratory which shall issue a signed certificate of
 calibration on its letterhead to the city of New York. Nothing contained
 in  this  paragraph shall be deemed to require the signature of a notary
 public on such certificate. The city shall retain  each  such  bi-annual
 certificate  of  calibration  on  file until the final resolution of all
 cases involving notices of liability issued during such  six-month  time
 period which were based on photographs, microphotographs, video or other
 recorded images, and information and data generated in conjunction ther-
 ewith, produced by such weigh in motion violation monitoring system.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to subdivision 3 of section  385-a  of  the  vehicle  and
 traffic  law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal
 of such subdivision and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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