Senate Bill S1370A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for the seizure and redemption of unlawfully operated and unsafe commercial motor vehicles

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Current Bill Status - Stricken


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S1370 - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L; add §511-e, V & T L

2023-S1370 - Summary

Provides for a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars for each offense committed, or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment for a class A misdemeanor where a stretch limousine has failed an inspection but an operator still operates such vehicle; provides for the seizure and redemption of unlawfully operated and unsafe commercial motor vehicles by an officer; requires such vehicle information to be entered into the New York statewide police information network as an impounded vehicle; makes related provisions.

2023-S1370 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1370 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1370
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the vehicle and traffic  law,
   in relation to stretch limousines
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  9  of
 section  140  of  the transportation law, as amended by chapter 9 of the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) Whenever an altered  motor  vehicle  commonly  referred  to  as  a
 "stretch limousine" has failed an inspection and been placed out-of-ser-
 vice,  the  commissioner may direct a police officer or his or her agent
 to immediately secure possession of the number plates  of  such  vehicle
 and  return  the same to the commissioner of motor vehicles. The commis-
 sioner shall notify the commissioner of motor vehicles to  that  effect,
 and  the  commissioner  of  motor  vehicles  shall thereupon suspend the
 registration of such vehicle until such time as the  commissioner  gives
 notice  that the out-of-service defect has been satisfactorily adjusted.
 Provided, however, that the commissioner shall give notice and an oppor-
 tunity to be heard within not more than thirty days of  the  suspension.
 Failure of the holder or of any person possessing such plates to deliver
 to  the  commissioner or his or her agent who requests the same pursuant
 to this paragraph shall be a  misdemeanor.  The  commissioner  of  motor
 vehicles  shall  have  the  authority  to deny a registration or renewal
 application to any other person for the same vehicle where it  has  been
 determined  that such registrant's intent has been to evade the purposes
 of this paragraph and where  the  commissioner  of  motor  vehicles  has
 reasonable  grounds  to  believe  that such registration or renewal will
 have the effect of defeating the purposes of this paragraph. The  proce-
 dure  on  any  such  suspension  shall  be  the same as in the case of a
 suspension under the vehicle and traffic law.  Operation of  such  motor
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05583-01-3
              

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2023-S1370A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L; add §511-e, V & T L

2023-S1370A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars for each offense committed, or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment for a class A misdemeanor where a stretch limousine has failed an inspection but an operator still operates such vehicle; provides for the seizure and redemption of unlawfully operated and unsafe commercial motor vehicles by an officer; requires such vehicle information to be entered into the New York statewide police information network as an impounded vehicle; makes related provisions.

2023-S1370A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1370A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1370--A
     Cal. No. 143
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  report,  amended  on
   first  report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the vehicle and traffic  law,
   in relation to stretch limousines
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph b of subdivision 9 of section
 140 of the transportation law, as amended by chapter 9 of  the  laws  of
 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  Whenever  an  altered  motor  vehicle  commonly  referred to as a
 "stretch limousine" has failed an inspection and been placed out-of-ser-
 vice, the commissioner may direct a police officer or his or  her  agent
 to  immediately  secure  possession of the number plates of such vehicle
 and return the same to the commissioner of motor vehicles.  The  commis-
 sioner  shall  notify the commissioner of motor vehicles to that effect,
 and the commissioner of  motor  vehicles  shall  thereupon  suspend  the
 registration  of  such vehicle until such time as the commissioner gives
 notice that the out-of-service defect has been satisfactorily  adjusted.
 Provided, however, that the commissioner shall give notice and an oppor-
 tunity  to  be heard within not more than thirty days of the suspension.
 Failure of the holder or of any person possessing such plates to deliver
 to the commissioner or his or her agent who requests the  same  pursuant
 to  this  paragraph  shall  be  a misdemeanor. The commissioner of motor
 vehicles shall have the authority to  deny  a  registration  or  renewal
 application  to  any other person for the same vehicle where it has been
 determined that such registrant's intent has been to evade the  purposes
 of  this  paragraph  and  where  the  commissioner of motor vehicles has
 reasonable grounds to believe that such  registration  or  renewal  will
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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