Relates to vehicle inspection renewal notification; authorizes the commissioner to send via postal mail notification that vehicle inspection is subject to expiration, and the commissioner shall keep a record of such notification.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1376
SPONSOR: Colton TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to vehicle
inspection renewal notification
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would amend section 304 of vehicle and traffic law by adding a
new subdivision where the Department of Motor Vehicles shall notify
individuals via postal mail that their vehicle inspection is subject to
expiration before such expiration.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section (1) Section 304 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
(d) The department of motor vehicles shall notify individuals via postal
mail that their vehicle inspection is subject to expiration before such
expiration. Every owner of a motor vehicle which shall be operated or
driven upon the public highways of this state, except as otherwise
expressly provided, shall be contacted by mail or otherwise.
Section (2) This act shall take effect on the first of January next
succeeding the, date on which it shall have become a law
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill seeks to promote public safety by reminding a driver that
their New York State Vehicle Inspection is close to expiration.
Currently there is not a means to notify of impending inspection expira-
tion; therefore, it is common that many people miss their inspection
renewal date. A reminder would dive a warning notice to the motorist
that it is time to take their vehicle in for the required yearly
inspection. This would reduce the number of uninspected vehicles with
possible malfunctioning equipment on public streets.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2014: A.9100/Transportation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1376
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, COOK, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SEAWRIGHT,
RIVERA, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transpor-
tation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to vehicle
inspection renewal notification
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 304 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
3 (d) (1) The department of motor vehicles shall notify individuals via
4 postal mail that their vehicle inspection is subject to expiration
5 before such expiration. Every owner of a motor vehicle which shall be
6 operated or driven upon the public highways of this state shall, except
7 as otherwise expressly provided, be contacted by mail or otherwise.
8 (2) The renewal notification shall contain: (A) a brief description of
9 the motor vehicle that has an inspection that needs to be renewed,
10 including the name and factory number of such vehicle, and such other
11 facts as the commissioner shall require; (B) the name and residence,
12 including county of the owner of such motor vehicle, and (C) such addi-
13 tional facts or evidence as the commissioner may require in connection
14 with the letter of notification.
15 (3) The commissioner shall register the notification sent regarding
16 such motor vehicle or trailer and maintain a record of such renewal
17 notifications and the addresses to which such notifications were sent.
18 (4) It shall be the duty of every owner holding a certificate of
19 registration to notify the commissioner in writing of any change of
20 residence of such person within ten days after such change occurs, and
21 to inscribe on such certificate, in the place provided by the commis-
22 sioner, a record of such change of residence.
23 (5) Inspection renewal notifications shall take effect on the date
24 determined by the commissioner.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (6) The commissioner may promulgate such regulations as are necessary
2 to effectuate the provisions of this subdivision, including provisions
3 for the recovery of the administrative costs of the program incurred for
4 each municipality.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
6 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
