S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1164
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
stretch limousines to be retired from use after ten years from manu-
facture or the accumulation of three hundred fifty thousand miles
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 58 to read as follows:
58. (A) ANY STRETCH LIMOUSINE REGISTERED IN THIS STATE WHICH IS USED
IN THE BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION SHALL BE
RETIRED FROM USE ONCE SUCH STRETCH LIMOUSINE REACHES TEN YEARS OF AGE
FROM ITS ORIGINAL DATE OF MANUFACTURE, OR ACCUMULATES THREE HUNDRED
FIFTY THOUSAND MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
(B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "STRETCH LIMOUSINE" SHALL MEAN
AN ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A SEATING CAPACITY OF NINE OR MORE
PASSENGERS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "STRETCH
LIMOUSINE" AND WHICH IS USED IN THE BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS
FOR COMPENSATION.
§ 2. 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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