Bill Text: NY A08484 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the level of acceptable light transmittance of automobile window tint and film.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to transportation [A08484 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08484-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8484

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     August 7, 2019
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        Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the level of
          acceptable light transmittance of automobile window tint and film

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subdivision 12-a of section 375
     2  of the vehicle and traffic law, paragraph (b) as amended  and  paragraph
     3  (d)  as added by chapter 155 of the laws of 1991, are amended to read as
     4  follows:
     5    (b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway,
     6  road or street:
     7    (1) the front windshield of which is composed of, covered by or treat-
     8  ed with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seven-
     9  ty percent unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches
    10  of the windshield; or
    11    (2) the sidewings or side windows of which on either side  forward  of
    12  or adjacent to the operator's seat are composed of, covered by or treat-
    13  ed  with  any  material  which  has  a  light transmittance of less than
    14  [seventy] fifty percent; or
    15    (3) if it is classified as a station  wagon,  sedan,  hardtop,  coupe,
    16  hatchback  or convertible and any rear side window has a light transmit-
    17  tance of less than [seventy] fifty percent; or
    18    (4) the rear window of which is composed of,  covered  by  or  treated
    19  with any material which has a light transmittance of less than [seventy]
    20  fifty percent. A rear window may have a light transmittance of less than
    21  [seventy]  fifty percent if the vehicle is equipped with side mirrors on
    22  both sides of the vehicle so adjusted that the driver thereof shall have
    23  a clear and full view of the road and condition of traffic  behind  such
    24  vehicle.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13452-01-9
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     1    (d)  The  commissioner  may  test any window for a person who has been
     2  charged with violating this subdivision. Such measurements made  by  the
     3  commissioner,  or  his  designee,  shall be given a tolerance of plus or
     4  minus seven percent. If such window is found to be  in  conformity  with
     5  this  subdivision,  a  small  label attesting to the conformity shall be
     6  affixed to the window tested.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
     8  have  become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
     9  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    10  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
    11  on or before such date.