Bill Text: NY A09232 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the inspection of antilock brake system warning lights during the required safety inspection of motor vehicles and provides that if such light is on, it shall be grounds for failure of such inspection.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-07 - referred to transportation [A09232 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A09232-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 7, 2012
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to  the
         inspection of antilock brake system warning lights during the required
         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  ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHTS,  steering  mechanism;  wheel
    7  alignment;  lights,  including  but  not limited to the lights which are
    8  designed and placed on a vehicle for the  purpose  of  illuminating  the
    9  vehicle's  license  plates;  odometer; tire pressure; seat safety belts;
   10  shoulder harness safety belts and such other mechanisms and equipment as
   11  shall be determined by the commissioner to be necessary for  proper  and
   12  safe  operations.  Such  inspection  shall  also be made with respect to
   13  vehicle identification number. Upon inspection, the mileage appearing on
   14  the odometer shall be recorded upon the inspection sticker.  IF A  VEHI-
   15  CLE'S  ANTILOCK  BRAKE  SYSTEM  (ABS)  WARNING  LIGHT IS ON, IT SHALL BE
   16  CONSIDERED GROUNDS  FOR  THE  VEHICLE  TO  FAIL  THE  SAFETY  INSPECTION
   17  PROVIDED IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   19  it  shall have become a law; provided, however that effective immediate-
   20  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any  rules  or  regulations
   21  necessary for the implementation of the foregoing provisions of this act
   22  on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  and  directed  to be made and
   23  completed on or before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14243-02-2