S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10384
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 3, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to vehicle
accident report information
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 604 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
chapter 196 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
§ 604. Reports; contents; preparation; distribution; filing. A.
Reports of accidents required under sections six hundred three and six
hundred three-a of this article, or under the rules and regulations of
the commissioner, shall be upon forms prepared by the commissioner and
contain such information as the commissioner shall prescribe; provided,
however, that the commissioner shall provide space on such forms to
indicate the type or types of vehicles involved, including passenger
motor vehicles, commercial motor vehicles, motorcycles, limited use
motorcycles, off-highway motorcycles, electric scooters, bicycles with
electric assist, and/or bicycles. Blank forms for such reports shall be
printed by the commissioner and a supply sent to all city, town and
village clerks and to the chief officer of every city police department
for general distribution and use as herein provided. Reports of acci-
dents, required under the preceding section, shall be sent to and filed
with the commissioner at the main office of the bureau of motor vehicles
in the city of Albany, except as otherwise provided by the rules and
regulations of the commissioner.
B. VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN FORMS AS
PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION WHICH ARE NOT PRIVATE INFORMATION MAY BE
RELEASED TO RESPONSIBLE VENDORS PURSUANT TO CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPART-
MENT. ANY SUCH CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONTAIN
LANGUAGE PROHIBITING VENDORS FROM ASSIGNING THE CONTRACT AND FROM ANY
USE OR RESALE OF THE INFORMATION RECEIVED WHICH USE OR RESALE IS CONTRA-
RY TO THE PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS STATE OR IS CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC
MORALS OR WELFARE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PRIVATE INFORMA-
TION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-
AA OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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