Assemblyman Marc W. Butler (R,C,I-Newport) today joined Assemblyman David R. Townsend, Jr. (R,C,I,WF-Kirkland) in introducing Assembly legislation to repeal an unwieldy new state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) policy dealing with motor vehicle inspections.
“I am proud to co-sponsor this common-sense legislation,” said Butler. “Under the new policy, New Yorkers are required to get their vehicles inspected in a strict 10-day window mandated by the DMV or face fines and surcharges that can total over $150. My bill would give drivers until midnight on the last day of the month the inspection sticker is valid to pass another inspection,” Butler said, noting the measure amounts to a return to the former, longtime policy.
“Current policy forces drivers to live on the DMV’s schedule. Working families should not be forced to surrender what may be their only vehicle to an inspection in an overly-restrictive 10-day window. I urge my colleagues in the Assembly to pass this important legislation,” Butler concluded.
If signed into law, the measure would take effect immediately and be deemed to have been in effect on and after January 1, 2006.