New York S 1702: Relates to the definition and registration of mobility dealers

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S01702 Summary:

BILL NOS01702 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05595

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SPONSORBORRELLO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §415, V & T L; amd §§198-a & 198-b, Gen Bus L

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Relates to the definition and registration of mobility dealers.

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BILL NOS01702 

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1702

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the general business
 law, in relation to mobility dealers

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs f and i of subdivision 1 of section 415 of the
 2 vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2015,
 3 are amended and two new paragraphs n and o are added to read as follows:
 4 f. "New motor vehicle dealer" means a dealer who engages in the activ-
 5 ities described in paragraph a of this subdivision if such activities
 6 relate to new motor vehicles and if such dealer is party to a franchise,
 7 as the terms "new motor vehicle" and "franchise" are defined in section
 8 four hundred sixty-two of this title; provided, however, for purposes of
 9 this definition, a new motor vehicle shall include only those motor
 10 vehicles commonly classified as a passenger automobile, sport utility
 11 vehicle, light truck, pickup truck, van, minivan, or suburban, with a
 12 gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less, and shall
 13 not include (i) any such vehicle which has been converted for use as a
 14 tow truck, or (ii) a motor vehicle for which the current ownership docu-
 15 ment is a statement of acquisition issued pursuant to section four
 16 hundred twenty-nine of this title, a salvage certificate, salvage
 17 certificate of title, nonrepairable certificate, or similar document
 18 issued by any state or jurisdiction[;], or (iii) any motor vehicle
 19 commonly classified as a bus, school bus, garbage truck, marine trailer,
 20 tow truck, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, snowmobile, trailer, mobile
 21 home or construction equipment; and provided further that: (i) a dealer
 22 is a new motor vehicle dealer only with respect to those vehicles which
 23 are of the same make as those which that dealer is authorized to sell at
 24 that location pursuant to a valid franchise agreement; and (ii) a dealer

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04908-01-5

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 1 is not acting as a new motor vehicle dealer when displaying, advertis-
 2 ing, storing and/or demonstrating a new mobility vehicle.
 3 i. "Used motor vehicle" means any vehicle not included in the defi-
 4 nition of a new motor vehicle. Provided, however, that such term as used
 5 in paragraph g of this subdivision shall include only those motor vehi-
 6 cles commonly classified as a passenger automobile, sport utility vehi-
 7 cle, light truck, pick up truck, van, minivan or suburban, with a gross
 8 vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less, which (i) is not
 9 deemed to be a "new motor vehicle" pursuant to paragraph h of this
 10 subdivision, or (ii) has not been converted for use as a tow truck or
 11 mobility vehicle, or (iii) is not commonly classified as a bus, school
 12 bus, garbage truck, marine trailer, tow truck, motorcycle, recreational
 13 vehicle, snowmobile, trailer, mobile home, or construction equipment.
 14 n. (i) "Mobility dealer" means a person who displays for sale or
 15 advertises for sale more than five mobility vehicles in any calendar
 16 year or who displays or permits the display of three or more mobility
 17 vehicles at any one time or within any one calendar month upon premises
 18 owned or controlled by such person, regardless of the ownership of such
 19 mobility vehicles.
 20 (ii) Mobili