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                                         5293
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 15, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. OAKS, BARCLAY, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, KOLB, MONTESANO,
         SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BURLING,  CALHOUN,  CONTE,
         CROUCH,  FINCH,  JORDAN,  McDONOUGH,  J. MILLER,  MOLINARO, PALMESANO,
         REILICH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  renewal
         dates of registrations for certain trucks
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 401 of the  vehicle
    2  and  traffic  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 137 of the laws of 1989, is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    a. Registrations, reregistrations and renewals shall take  effect  and
    5  expire on dates determined by the commissioner. However, where the expi-
    6  ration  date  of  the  registration  of any vehicle, except a taxi or an
    7  omnibus, falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday, such registration
    8  shall be valid for the operation of such vehicle until midnight  of  the
    9  next  day  on  which state offices shall be open for business. Provided,
   10  however, that renewal of a registration may be used preceding the  expi-
   11  ration  date  of  such  registration  including  such  expiration  date.
   12  Provided, further, however, that where the required proof  of  registra-
   13  tion consists of an expired registration for the same vehicle, issued to
   14  the  same  person  applying  for  the  registration  or renewal, and the
   15  expired registration certificate and number plates and date tags  issued
   16  for such registration had not been surrendered to the commissioner on or
   17  before the expiration date of such registration, the commissioner may in
   18  his  discretion  deem  such  application  to be a renewal of the expired
   19  registration and require that the fee  paid  for  such  registration  be
   20  computed as if the registration had been made prior to the date of expi-
   21  ration  of the expired registration. PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT ANY
   22  PERSON WHO OWNS AND OPERATES THREE OR MORE TRUCKS USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR
   23  BUSINESS  PURPOSES  MAY  FILE  A WRITTEN REQUEST WITH THE DEPARTMENT, ON
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  FORMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER,  AND  UPON  SUCH  REQUEST  SHALL  BE
    2  GRANTED,  REGISTRATION  RENEWAL  DATES  FOR  SUCH  TRUCKS WHICH OCCUR AT
    3  DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE YEAR. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, IN PROVIDING SUCH
    4  STAGGERED  REGISTRATION RENEWAL DATES, AND WHERE PRACTICABLE, FOLLOW THE
    5  RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OWNER OF SUCH TRUCKS AS TO THE RENEWAL DATES.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.