Bill Text: NY A00962 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2020 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-29 - print number 962a [A00962 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A00962-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2020 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-29 - print number 962a [A00962 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A00962-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 1623 A. 962 2017-2018 Regular Sessions SENATE - ASSEMBLY January 10, 2017 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing that new passenger-type motor vehicles shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 198-d to read as follows: 3 § 198-d. Spare tire and jack required. (a) Every new passenger-type 4 motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, manufactured for sale in New York 5 state on or after January first, two thousand eighteen shall be offered 6 for sale with a spare tire and jack. For purposes of this section: 7 (1) "passenger-type motor vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle with a 8 seating capacity of not more than eight adults; 9 (2) "spare tire" shall mean a tire mounted on a wheel and inflated, 10 which is either attached to the outside of the motor vehicle or stowed 11 in a compartment within such motor vehicle. A spare tire may be a full- 12 size tire or a temporary tire, commonly referred to as a "donut"; and 13 (3) "jack" shall mean a device capable of raising or lifting a motor 14 vehicle for the purpose of changing any tire on such motor vehicle. 15 (b) Any violation of the provisions of this section by any manufactur- 16 er of motor vehicles shall constitute an offense and shall be punishable 17 by a civil fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars for each 18 offense. 19 (c) Any buyer of a motor vehicle that is subject to the provisions of 20 this section may waive the requirement set forth in subdivision (a) of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02107-01-7S. 1623 2 A. 962 1 this section, provided that the waiver is made in writing and a copy of 2 such waiver containing the buyer's signature is provided to such buyer. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.