Bill Text: NY A04638 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Includes the examination of tinted or shaded windows in the periodic inspection of motor vehicles required by law; authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to promulgate any and all rules and regulations necessary.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to transportation [A04638 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A04638-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4638
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 7, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER, FINCH, LAVINE, O'DONNELL, MILLER,
         SCARBOROUGH, MOYA, CASTRO, LENTOL, COLTON, MONTESANO, GUNTHER, WEISEN-
         BERG, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,  ABINANTI,
         ARROYO,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CERETTO,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  GABRYSZAK,  GALEF,
         GLICK, HOOPER, NOLAN, PERRY, TENNEY -- read once and referred  to  the
         Committee on Transportation
       AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including
         the examination of tinted or shaded windows in the periodic inspection
         of motor vehicles
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subparagraph  (a)  of  paragraph  1 of subdivision (c) of
    2  section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section  5  of
    3  part  V1  of  chapter  62  of  the  laws  of 2003, is amended to read as
    4  follows:
    5    (a) A safety inspection shall be made  with  respect  to  the  brakes;
    6  steering  mechanism;  wheel alignment; lights, including but not limited
    7  to the lights which are designed and placed on a vehicle for the purpose
    8  of illuminating the vehicle's license plates; odometer;  tire  pressure;
    9  seat  safety  belts;  shoulder harness safety belts; ANY WINDOW WHICH IS
   10  COMPOSED OF, COVERED BY OR TREATED WITH ANY MATERIAL WHICH HAS  A  LIGHT
   11  TRANSMITTANCE  OF  LESS  THAN  SEVENTY PERCENT PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE
   12  HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE and such other mechanisms and  equip-
   13  ment  as  shall  be  determined  by the commissioner to be necessary for
   14  proper and safe operations. Such inspection  shall  also  be  made  with
   15  respect  to  vehicle identification number. Upon inspection, the mileage
   16  appearing on the odometer shall be recorded upon the inspection sticker.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
   18  ing  the  date  on  which  it shall have become a law; provided that the
   19  commissioner of motor vehicles is authorized to promulgate any  and  all
   20  rules and regulations necessary and take any other measures necessary to
   21  implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07957-01-3