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NY A01940

NY A01940
Relates to the maintenance of records of ownership of catalytic converters as a major component part; provides a penalty for failing to report such records every sixty days; requires all new motor vehicle dealers and qualified dealers to stock etching kits to offer to any person purchasing a new motor vehicle.


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Introduced
01/13/2021
In Committee
05/23/2022
Crossed Over
05/23/2022
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Criminalizes the theft of a catalytic converter; includes possession of a stolen catalytic converter in the definition of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree; imposes restrictions on the purchase, sale and possession of catalytic converters by vehicle dismantlers, salvage pools, mobile car crushers, itinerant vehicle collectors and scrap processors.

AI Summary

This bill criminalizes the theft of catalytic converters and imposes restrictions on the purchase, sale, and possession of catalytic converters by various vehicle-related businesses. It requires vehicle dismantlers to maintain records of the catalytic converters they receive and report this information to the commissioner every 60 days. The bill also mandates that new motor vehicle dealers and qualified dealers stock and offer catalytic converter etching kits to customers at cost, allowing the converters to be traced back to the vehicle.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (24)

Last Action

substituted by s9428 (on 06/03/2022)

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