Assembly Bill A970

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for window tinting standards for motor vehicles and makes an appropriation therefor

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  • 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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2009-A970 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1183
2013-2014: A1422
2015-2016: A575
2017-2018: A251
2019-2020: A2154

2009-A970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for window tinting standards on rear side windows of all motor vehicles in New York State and appropriates $50,000 therefor for the general purpose of enabling the superintendent of state police to purchase window tint meters necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.

2009-A970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   970

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GANTT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GABRYSZAK
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to tinting on
  motor vehicle windows and making an appropriation therefor

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of subdivision 12-a of section 375 of the
vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 155 of the laws of  1991,
is amended to read as follows:
  (b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway,
road or street:
  (1) the front windshield of which is composed of, covered by or treat-
ed with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seven-
ty percent unless such materials are limited to the uppermost six inches
of the windshield; or
  (2)  the  sidewings or side windows of which on either side forward of
or adjacent to the operator's seat are composed of, covered by or treat-
ed with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seven-
ty percent; or
  (3) [if it is classified as a station wagon,  sedan,  hardtop,  coupe,
hatchback  or  convertible  and  any]  THE rear side [window] WINDOWS OF
WHICH ARE COMPOSED OF, COVERED BY, OR TREATED WITH  ANY  MATERIAL  WHICH
has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; or
  (4)  the  rear  window  of which is composed of, covered by or treated
with any material which has a light transmittance of less  than  seventy
percent.  A  rear  window  may  have  a light transmittance of less than
seventy percent if the vehicle is equipped with  side  mirrors  on  both
sides  of  the  vehicle so adjusted that the driver thereof shall have a
clear and full view of the road and condition  of  traffic  behind  such
vehicle.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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