What's happening
This bill prohibits transferring, destroying, or dismantling junk or salvage vehicles without a title until 15 days after submitting a statement of acquisition.
Why it matters
Aims to prevent immediate transfer or destruction of vehicles without titles, which could help combat vehicle theft and illegal scrapping by ensuring a traceable waiting period.
Creates a mandatory 15-day holding window after submitting a statement of acquisition for junk or salvage vehicles, giving authorities more time to detect and intervene in fraudulent transactions.
May impact how quickly businesses such as junkyards or auto dismantlers can process vehicles, potentially reducing the speed at which untitled vehicles enter secondary markets or are dismantled for parts.
Strengthens accountability in vehicle disposal, making it harder for individuals or businesses to bypass title requirements and encouraging proper documentation in the automotive salvage industry.
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15-Day Hold on Junk Cars
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History
- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
956
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 9, 2019
Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- 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, in relation to the transfer of junk and salvage vehicles
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 429 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, no person shall transfer, destroy or dismantle a junk or salvage vehicle, when such person does not possess the certificate of title for such vehicle, until fifteen days after a statement of acquisition has been submitted to the commissioner.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04146-01-9
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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the transfer of junk and salvage vehicles
Purpose or general idea of bill
Establishes a 15-day waiting period for the transfer, destruction or dismantling of junk and salvage vehicles for which the holder does not possess a certificate of title
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Amends subdivision 2 of section 429 of the vehicle and traf- fic law by adding new paragraph (d).
Justification
When junk and salvage business entities are presented with vehicles valued at less than $1,250 to be used for junk or scrap, a seller with- out the vehicle's title may present an MV-35 Department of Motor Vehi- cles form. If the vehicle is stolen, this form can be forged and used to sell the vehicle without title. When the junk or scrap business entity purchases the vehicle, they are required to submit the MV-35 form and all related documents, including the seller's government issued iden- tification, to the Department of Motor Vehicles within 15 days of the transaction.
Because of this 15-day delay, criminals have a window to sell stolen vehicles before the paperwork is on file and red flags can be raised by the DMV.
Simply because a vehicle is valued at less than $1,250 does not mean it is not of great value to its owner. Delaying the actual scrapping of the vehicle until after the forms have been submitted to the DMV allows for the potential recovery of a stolen vehicle that can be returned to its owner.
Prior legislative history
2017,2018: S.3946 Referred to Transportation 2015,2016: S.2770 Referred to Transportation
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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