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Jan 04, 2012 |
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May 12, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A7646
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Peter Rivera
Robert Reilly
Alan Maisel
Eric Stevenson
multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
Nancy Calhoun
Vivian Cook
Vanessa Gibson
2011-A7646 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A7646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7646 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 12, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring vehicle identification numbers on the wheels of all motor vehicles sold in this state; and to amend the penal law, in relation to forgery of a vehicle identification number THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 431-a to read as follows: S 431-A. IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ON VEHICLE WHEELS. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, EVERY MANUFACTURER OR ASSEMBLER OF A VEHICLE SOLD IN THIS STATE SHALL HAVE ENGRAVED ON EACH OF THE FOUR WHEELS OF SUCH VEHICLE, NOT INCLUDING ANY SPARE WHEEL, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE THEY WERE SOLD WITH. SUCH IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SHALL BE NO SMALLER IN SIZE THAN IS REQUIRED BY RULE OR REGULATION FOR THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIRED UNDER THIS ARTICLE. EACH ENGRAVED WHEEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LIKEWISE ENGRAVED SUFFIX DIGIT, EITHER 1, 2, 3 OR 4, THAT UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH OF THE FOUR WHEELS FROM THE OTHER THREE. EACH ENGRAVED IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SHALL BE IN A LOCATION ON THE WHEEL THAT FACES OUTWARD FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE WHEEL IS MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE, AND SHALL BE PLAINLY VISIBLE FROM THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR, WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION BY ANY SPOKE OR OTHER PART OF THE WHEEL. EACH WHEEL VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND UNIQUE SUFFIX SHALL BE ENGRAVED DIRECTLY INTO THE WHEEL ITSELF IN A MANNER THAT IS MEANT TO BE PERMANENT FOR THE LIFE OF THE WHEEL AND MEANT TO EXHIBIT CLEAR EVIDENCE OF AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE, DEFACE, OR ALTER THE ENGRAVING. THIS ENGRAVING REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY WHEEL SOLD WITH A NEW VEHICLE THAT THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER WILL AGREE, IN WRITING AT THE TIME OF SALE, TO REPLACE IN THE EVENT OF LOSS, DAMAGE OR THEFT AT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11501-01-1
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