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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 25, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- 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  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.
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