Assembly Bill A9649

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to tinted or shaded windows of motor vehicles

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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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2015-A9649 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3345
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A6411

2015-A9649 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to tinted or shaded windows of motor vehicles.

2015-A9649 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9649

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  tinted  or
  shaded windows of motor vehicles

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 4 of 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:
  (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.]
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become  a  law;  provided  that  the
commissioner  of  motor vehicles is authorized to promulgate any and all
rules and regulations necessary and take any other measures necessary to
implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07989-09-6

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