Assembly Bill A4952

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2020 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack

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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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2019-A4952 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3432
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §198-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9676, S7499
2015-2016: A100, S320
2017-2018: A962, S1623

2019-A4952 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2021 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack.

2019-A4952 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 3432                                                  A. 4952
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
   Protection
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, McDONOUGH, ENGLEBRIGHT  --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Consumer Affairs and
   Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing  that
   new  passenger-type  motor  vehicles  shall be offered for sale with a
   spare tire and jack
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 198-d to read as follows:
   §  198-D.  SPARE  TIRE AND JACK REQUIRED. (A) EVERY NEW PASSENGER-TYPE
 MOTOR VEHICLE, EXCEPT A MOTORCYCLE, MANUFACTURED FOR SALE  IN  NEW  YORK
 STATE  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE SHALL BE
 OFFERED FOR SALE WITH A SPARE  TIRE  AND  JACK.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION:
   (1) "PASSENGER-TYPE MOTOR VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A
 SEATING CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN EIGHT ADULTS;
   (2)  "SPARE  TIRE"  SHALL MEAN A TIRE MOUNTED ON A WHEEL AND INFLATED,
 WHICH IS EITHER ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE  OR  STOWED
 IN  A COMPARTMENT WITHIN SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE. A SPARE TIRE MAY BE A FULL-
 SIZE TIRE OR A TEMPORARY TIRE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "DONUT"; AND
   (3) "JACK" SHALL MEAN A DEVICE CAPABLE OF RAISING OR LIFTING  A  MOTOR
 VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING ANY TIRE ON SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE.
   (B) ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BY ANY MANUFACTUR-
 ER OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL CONSTITUTE AN OFFENSE AND SHALL BE PUNISHABLE
 BY  A  CIVIL  FINE OF NOT MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH
 OFFENSE.

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

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