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Assembly approves signage requirement at vehicle inspection stations after Schoharie crash
Summary
A bill requiring conspicuous signage at vehicle-inspection stations to notify workers and customers that certain limousines must be inspected by DOT passed the Assembly. Sponsors said signs could avert fraud; opponents called it a redundant or burdensome mandate for small businesses.
The Assembly approved A.593, a measure requiring vehicle-inspection stations to post conspicuous signage notifying customers that certain limousines and large vehicles must be inspected by the Department of Transportation and are not authorized to be serviced or inspected at ordinary inspection stations.
Sponsor Miss Pollan described the change as a transparency and safety response following the Schoharie limousine crash. "This would tell them that a limousine needs to be inspected and, fixed by, DOT," she said, arguing that clear signs could alert workers who otherwise rely on owner instructions.
Opponents said DMV systems and existing communications already identify specialized vehicles and that signs would impose an unnecessary burden on small stations. The sponsor said the sign could be a simple 8.5"x11" notice and that enforcement would be complaint-driven; penalties could include fines up to $1,000 and potential license actions in repeated cases.
The bill passed on a recorded vote (Ayes 100, Nos 44).
