BILL NUMBER: S7703B
SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
limited use motorcycles to be registered at point of sale
 
PURPOSE OF BILL:
To ensure that all limited use motorcycles are registered at the point
of sale.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends section 2261 of the vehicle and traffic law by adding
new six, which requires that all limited use motorcycles be registered
at the point of sale.
Section two is the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The use of mopeds, legally known as limited use motorcycles, has risen
dramatically across New York City in the past year, but all too often
they are unregistered and unlicensed as required under state law.
Unregistered vehicles can ride with impunity and have endangered pedes-
trians, cyclists, and motorists, with some incidents even resulting in
fatalities. Unlike some other vehicle types, like ATVs, mopeds are not
currently required to be registered at the point of sale. Closing this
loophole and requiring that all mopeds are registered with the Depart-
ment of Motor Vehicles at the point of sale would help ensure we have
safe streets and accountability for these vehicles.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None, new bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Act takes effect on the 180th day after it shall have become law.

Statutes affected:
S7703: 2261 vehicle and traffic law