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                                   1376
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  COLTON,  COOK, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SEAWRIGHT,
   RIVERA, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Transpor-
   tation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  vehicle and traffic law, in relation to vehicle
   inspection renewal notification
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  304 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
   (D) (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL NOTIFY INDIVIDUALS  VIA
 POSTAL  MAIL  THAT  THEIR  VEHICLE  INSPECTION  IS SUBJECT TO EXPIRATION
 BEFORE SUCH EXPIRATION. EVERY OWNER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE  WHICH  SHALL  BE
 OPERATED  OR DRIVEN UPON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE SHALL, EXCEPT
 AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED, BE CONTACTED BY MAIL OR OTHERWISE.
   (2) THE RENEWAL NOTIFICATION SHALL CONTAIN: (A) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
 THE MOTOR VEHICLE THAT HAS AN  INSPECTION  THAT  NEEDS  TO  BE  RENEWED,
 INCLUDING  THE  NAME  AND FACTORY NUMBER OF SUCH VEHICLE, AND SUCH OTHER
 FACTS AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE; (B)  THE  NAME  AND  RESIDENCE,
 INCLUDING  COUNTY OF THE OWNER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE, AND (C) SUCH ADDI-
 TIONAL FACTS OR EVIDENCE AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE  IN  CONNECTION
 WITH THE LETTER OF NOTIFICATION.
   (3)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL REGISTER THE NOTIFICATION SENT REGARDING
 SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE OR TRAILER AND MAINTAIN  A  RECORD  OF  SUCH  RENEWAL
 NOTIFICATIONS AND THE ADDRESSES TO WHICH SUCH NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT.
   (4)  IT  SHALL  BE  THE  DUTY  OF EVERY OWNER HOLDING A CERTIFICATE OF
 REGISTRATION TO NOTIFY THE COMMISSIONER IN  WRITING  OF  ANY  CHANGE  OF
 RESIDENCE  OF  SUCH PERSON WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER SUCH CHANGE OCCURS, AND
 TO INSCRIBE ON SUCH CERTIFICATE, IN THE PLACE PROVIDED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER, A RECORD OF SUCH CHANGE OF RESIDENCE.
   (5)  INSPECTION  RENEWAL  NOTIFICATIONS  SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE DATE
 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (6) THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS AS ARE  NECESSARY
 TO  EFFECTUATE  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING PROVISIONS
 FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM INCURRED FOR
 EACH MUNICIPALITY.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.