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                                   2679
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the expira-
   tion of vehicle registrations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 401 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as amended by chapter 137  of  the  laws  of  1989,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   a.  Registrations, reregistrations and renewals shall take effect [and
 expire] on dates determined by the commissioner AND  SHALL  EXPIRE  UPON
 THE  LAST DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THE REGISTRATION IS VALID.  However,
 where the expiration date of the registration of any vehicle,  except  a
 taxi  or  an omnibus, falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday, such
 registration shall be valid for the  operation  of  such  vehicle  until
 midnight  of the next day on which state offices shall be open for busi-
 ness. Provided, however, that renewal of  a  registration  may  be  used
 preceding  the expiration date of such registration including such expi-
 ration date.  Provided, further, however, that where the required  proof
 of  registration  consists of an expired registration for the same vehi-
 cle, issued to the same person applying for the registration or renewal,
 and the expired registration certificate and number plates and date tags
 issued for such registration had not been surrendered to the commission-
 er on or before the expiration date of such  registration,  the  commis-
 sioner may in [his] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S discretion deem such application
 to  be  a  renewal  of the expired registration and require that the fee
 paid for such registration be computed as if the registration  had  been
 made prior to the date of expiration of the expired registration.
   § 2. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a
 law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
 any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on
 its  effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before
 such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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