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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Relates to certification of inspectors of motor vehicles
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Kenneth Blankenbush
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BILL NUMBER:S4670
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certification of inspectors
Purpose
To allow applicants who meet the standards of competency and fitness established by the commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, to apply for and receive a certificate, so long as the applicant pays any applicable fees.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subsection c of section 304-a f the vehicle and traffic law to allow any applicant who meets the standards of competency and fitness established by the commissioner, so long as the applicant pays any applicable fees.
Section two provides for the effective date.
Existing law
Currently, under the Vehicle and Traffic Law, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles establishes criteria governing the competency and fitness of vehicle inspectors. One of those criteria is to limit the number of vehicle inspectors allowed in the State.
Justification
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is statutorily responsible for regulating car dealers, repair shops and inspection stations in New York State. Under that authority, DMV currently limits the number of inspection stations allowed in each county. DMV says it limits the number of inspection stations because it must have enough resources to adequately oversee the stations to ensure they are in compliance with provisions of the federal Clean Air Act.
However, by placing a quota on the number of inspection stations allowed in New York state, this means that no new business owner can compete for customers seeking automobile inspections, unless they purchase an existing inspection business, or place their name on a waiting list and eventually make it to the top of that list. Allowing additional inspection stations would mean additional registration fees from those stations and additional options for automobile customers when seeking out an automobile inspection.
This bill simply allows businesses who would otherwise meet all of the standards of competency and fitness as an inspection station, with the payment of required registration fees, to compete for customers, instead of being prevented from competing in the free market because of the quota placed on such businesses by the Commissioner.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
This bill may result in increased revenue if the number of vehicle inspectors increases, therefore increases vehicle inspector applicant fees.
Effective date
Immediately.
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