Assembly Bill A394

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits retail dealers of second hand motor vehicles from selling a motor vehicle without a functioning inflatable restraint system

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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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2021-A394 - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §417, add §419-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8308

2021-A394 - Summary

Prohibits retail dealers of second hand motor vehicles from selling a motor vehicle which is subject to federal motor vehicle safety standards for inflatable restraint systems unless such vehicle is equipped with an inflatable restraint system which conforms to the federal motor vehicle safety standard applicable to that vehicle and a readiness indicator light indicating a functioning inflatable restraint system.

2021-A394 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    394
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
   retail  dealers of second hand motor vehicles from selling motor vehi-
   cles required to contain an inflatable restraint system by the federal
   motor vehicle safety standard applicable to that vehicle  unless  such
   vehicle is equipped with an inflatable restraint system which conforms
   to  the federal motor vehicle safety standard applicable to that vehi-
   cle
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "Anthony
 Amoros' law".
   § 2. Section 417 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter
 206 of the laws of 1979, the closing paragraph as added by  chapter  469
 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   § 417. Certificates  by  retail  dealers on sales of second hand motor
 vehicles. Upon the sale or transfer of title by a retail dealer  of  any
 second  hand  motor vehicle, intended for use by the buyer, his agent or
 representative upon the public highways, the vendor  shall  execute  and
 deliver  to the vendee an instrument in writing, in a form prescribed by
 the commissioner, in which shall be given the make, year of  manufacture
 and  identification  number  of  the  said  motor  vehicle, the name and
 address of the vendee, and the date of  delivery  to  the  vendee.  Such
 notice  shall  also  contain  a  certification  that  said motor vehicle
 complies with such requirements of this chapter as shall be specified by
 the commissioner and that it is in condition and repair to render, under
 normal use, satisfactory and adequate service upon the public highway at
 the time of delivery. IT SHALL ALSO CERTIFY THAT SUCH  VEHICLE  COMPLIES

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

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2021-A394A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §417, add §419-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8308

2021-A394A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits retail dealers of second hand motor vehicles from selling a motor vehicle which is subject to federal motor vehicle safety standards for inflatable restraint systems unless such vehicle is equipped with an inflatable restraint system which conforms to the federal motor vehicle safety standard applicable to that vehicle and a readiness indicator light indicating a functioning inflatable restraint system.

2021-A394A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  394--A
                                                         Cal. No. 284
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on  Transportation  --  reported  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Codes  --  reported from committee, advanced to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  on  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
   retail dealers of second hand motor vehicles from selling motor  vehi-
   cles required to contain an inflatable restraint system by the federal
   motor  vehicle  safety standard applicable to that vehicle unless such
   vehicle is equipped with an inflatable restraint system which conforms
   to the federal motor vehicle safety standard applicable to that  vehi-
   cle
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "Anthony
 Amoros' law".
   § 2. Section 417 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter
 206  of  the laws of 1979, the closing paragraph as added by chapter 469
 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   § 417. Certificates by retail dealers on sales of  second  hand  motor
 vehicles.  Upon  the sale or transfer of title by a retail dealer of any
 second hand motor vehicle, intended for use by the buyer, his  agent  or
 representative  upon  the  public highways, the vendor shall execute and
 deliver to the vendee an instrument in writing, in a form prescribed  by
 the  commissioner, in which shall be given the make, year of manufacture
 and identification number of  the  said  motor  vehicle,  the  name  and
 address  of  the  vendee,  and  the date of delivery to the vendee. Such
 notice shall also  contain  a  certification  that  said  motor  vehicle
 complies with such requirements of this chapter as shall be specified by
 the commissioner and that it is in condition and repair to render, under
 
              

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