What's happening
This bill makes it illegal in New York City to knowingly remove identification from commercial vehicles to evade traffic infractions, with fines for violations.
Why it matters
Targets a specific loophole. By making it illegal to intentionally remove or allow the removal of identification from commercial vehicles, the bill aims to close a gap that allowed companies or drivers to avoid penalties from traffic infractions by hiding their vehicle's identity.
Accountability for businesses. The law applies not just to individual drivers, but also to corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and their officers or agents, increasing the responsibility of companies to ensure their vehicles remain properly identified.
Potential deterrent effect. By establishing fines ranging from $200 to $1,000 for violations, the bill creates a financial disincentive for tampering with vehicle identification, which could lead to greater compliance with traffic laws and improved road safety.
Supports law enforcement and fairness. The measure helps ensure that traffic enforcement can effectively identify and penalize violators, promoting fairness by preventing bad actors from escaping accountability and possibly reducing the overall number of traffic violations.
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Ban Truck ID Removal
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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Ban Erasing Truck IDs
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Leroy Comrie
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7758
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 20, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 140 of the transportation 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 identification from commercial motor vehicles that transport property in intrastate, 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.
LBD08696-01-9
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