New York A 131: Extends the timeframe for motor vehicle inspections for new motor vehicles sold within the state

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A00131 Summary:

BILL NOA00131 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORAngelino

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COSPNSRDeStefano, Durso, Lemondes, Manktelow, McDonough, Miller, Morinello

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §301, V & T L

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Extends the timeframe for motor vehicle inspections for new motor vehicles sold within the state to five years from the date of sale.

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BILL NOA00131 

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01/08/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 131

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ANGELINO, DeSTEFANO, DURSO, LEMONDES, MANKTELOW,
 McDONOUGH, MILLER, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to extending
 the timeframe for motor vehicle inspections for new motor vehicles
 sold within the state

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 301 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law, as amended by chapter 429 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 (a) [The] (1) Other than new motor vehicles described under paragraph
 5 two of this subdivision, the commissioner shall require that every motor
 6 vehicle registered in this state be inspected once each year for safety,
 7 and at least biennially for emissions as provided for pursuant to para-
 8 graph two of subdivision (d) of this section, and in accordance with the
 9 provisions of this article, and that every motor vehicle sold or trans-
 10 ferred for use on the public highways of this state by a dealer regis-
 11 tered under section four hundred fifteen of this chapter to any person
 12 other than another such registered dealer or transferred for no remuner-
 13 ation by such a registered dealer to any person other than to a welfare
 14 to work program authorized by the New York state department of labor, a
 15 private industry council, a county or a social services district for the
 16 sole use of public assistance recipients or applicants participating in
 17 the welfare to work program to which such vehicle is transferred must be
 18 inspected and bear a valid certificate or certificates of inspection
 19 prior to delivery to the purchaser or transferee. Provided, however,
 20 that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to exempt any motor vehi-
 21 cle so transferred to a welfare to work program pursuant to the
 22 provisions of this subdivision from being inspected in accordance with

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01157-01-5

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 1 the provisions of this section or from complying with all other applica-
 2 ble provisions of this chapter, including registration and financial
 3 security, prior to operation on any public highway.
 4 (2) Every new motor vehicle, as such term is defined under section
 5 four hundred fifteen of this chapter, that is sold or transferred in New
 6 York state to someone other than a distributor or dealer, shall be
 7 inspected in accordance with the provisions of this section, however,
 8 such inspection shall be valid for five years from the date of sale.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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