Prohibits the intentional removal of identification markers from commercial motor vehicles in the city of New York for the purpose of evading a traffic infraction; provides a fine of $200-$1000 for intentional removal of identification markers.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2399
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 24, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to the intentional
removal of identification markers from commercial motor vehicles in
the city of New York
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 140 of the trans-
2 portation law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (viii) to read as
3 follows:
4 (viii)(a) In a city with a population of one million or more, no
5 person, corporation, limited liability company or business entity, joint
6 stock association, partnership, or any officer or agent thereof, shall
7 knowingly remove or allow, permit or authorize the removal of identifi-
8 cation from commercial motor vehicles that transport property in intra-
9 state, interstate or international commerce, for the purpose of evading
10 a traffic infraction. Such identification shall include, but not be
11 limited to, vehicle registration pursuant to section four hundred one of
12 the vehicle and traffic law, number plates pursuant to section four
13 hundred two of the vehicle and traffic law, and vehicle identification
14 pursuant to section one hundred forty-three of this article.
15 (b) A violation of this subparagraph shall be punishable by a fine of
16 not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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