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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER, MILLER, MOSLEY, BARRETT, GUNTHER,
  McDONOUGH, MARKEY, ROBINSON, GALEF,  CLARK,  CAHILL,  MAYER,  SIMOTAS,
  HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, CAMARA, COOK, DUPREY,
  MOYA, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta-
  tion

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
  the removal of accumulated snow and ice from motor vehicles

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 1229-e to read as follows:
  S 1229-E. REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE. (1) THE OPERATOR OF ANY MOTOR VEHI-
CLE SHALL REMOVE ANY ACCUMULATED ICE OR SNOW FROM  SUCH  MOTOR  VEHICLE,
INCLUDING  THE  HOOD,  TRUNK AND ROOF OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE, SO THAT ANY
ICE OR SNOW ACCUMULATED ON SUCH  VEHICLE  DOES  NOT  POSE  A  THREAT  TO
PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED ON ANY STREET OR
HIGHWAY  OF  THIS  STATE  WHERE  THE SPEED LIMIT EXCEEDS FORTY MILES PER
HOUR. ANY OPERATOR WHO FAILS TO REMOVE  ACCUMULATED  ICE  OR  SNOW  THAT
POSES SUCH A THREAT SHALL BE FINED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
  (2) THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO: (A) ANY OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHI-
CLE DURING A PERIOD OF SNOW, SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IF SUCH PERIOD BEGAN
AND  CONTINUED  DURING  THE PERIOD OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE'S OPERATION; (B)
ANY OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DURING THE TIME SUCH VEHICLE IS  PARKED;
(C)  AUTHORIZED  EMERGENCY  VEHICLES, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION
ONE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR (D) TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY.
  (3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) "MOTOR VEHICLE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME  MEANING  AS  IN  SECTION  ONE
HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  (B)  "ACCUMULATED  ICE OR SNOW" SHALL MEAN AT LEAST TWO INCHES OF SNOW
OR ONE-HALF INCH OF ICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08012-01-5