Assembly Bill A9973

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the intentional removal of identifying markers from commercial motor vehicles in the city of New York

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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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2023-A9973 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1107
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8429
2019-2020: S2399
2021-2022: S3158

2023-A9973 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the intentional removal of identification markers from commercial motor vehicles in the city of New York for the purpose of evading a traffic infraction; provides a fine of $200-$1000 for intentional removal of identification markers.

2023-A9973 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9973
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to  the  intentional
   removal  of  identification  markers from commercial motor vehicles in
   the city of New York
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 140 of the trans-
 portation law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (viii) to read  as
 follows:
   (VIII)(A)  IN  A  CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, NO
 PERSON, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR BUSINESS ENTITY, JOINT
 STOCK ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, OR ANY OFFICER OR AGENT  THEREOF,  SHALL
 KNOWINGLY  REMOVE OR ALLOW, PERMIT OR AUTHORIZE THE REMOVAL OF IDENTIFI-
 CATION FROM COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES THAT TRANSPORT PROPERTY IN  INTRA-
 STATE,  INTERSTATE OR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVADING
 A TRAFFIC INFRACTION. SUCH IDENTIFICATION  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO, VEHICLE REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF
 THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW,  NUMBER PLATES PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR
 HUNDRED TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AND  VEHICLE  IDENTIFICATION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF
 NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03364-01-3

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