Form New York Vehicle and Traffic Law:
§ 375. Equipment
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10-a. It shall be unlawful after July first, nineteen hundred sixty-seven to operate on any
public highway in this state any motor vehicle registered in this state, manufactured or
assembled on or after such date, and designated as a nineteen hundred sixty-eight or later
model, unless such vehicle is equipped with an adjustable side view mirror which shall be
affixed to the left outside of such vehicle and which shall be adjustable so that the operator of
such vehicle may have a clear view of the road and condition of traffic on the left side and to
the rear of such vehicle.
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42. Every motor vehicle registered in this state which is manufactured or assembled on or after
September first, nineteen hundred eighty and operated or driven upon the highways of the
state shall be equipped with a speedometer device which is capable of measuring the speed of
such vehicle and displaying the same in miles per hour.
43. No dealer shall sell a motor vehicle or a trailer which is to be registered in this state unless
such motor vehicle or trailer has all the equipment required for operation on the public
highways of this state.
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46. Tamper-resistant odometers or speedometers. It shall be unlawful after July first, nineteen
hundred ninety-one for any person, firm, association or corporation to sell or offer for sale in
this state a new motor vehicle which is to be registered in this state and which was
manufactured or assembled on or after such date, and designed as a nineteen hundred ninetytwo
or later model, unless such vehicle is equipped with a tamper-resistant odometer or
speedometer designed with the intent to reduce the likelihood of unlawful tampering with the
mileage reading thereon.
The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations relative to tamper-resistant
odometers and speedometers on motor vehicles and the approval of the same as are not
inconsistent with the provisions of federal law, if any, relating thereto. Such rules shall, at a
minimum, require odometers and speedometers which indicate mileage with a minimum of six
digits exclusive of digits indicating fractions of a mile. This section shall not apply to
motorcycles.
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48. Bumpers or similar devices. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
(i) Bumper. A system, the primary function of which is to provide protection against damage
affecting front or rear external lamps, body parts and vehicle occupants during low speed
impacts.
(ii) Passenger car. A motor vehicle whose body style is a sedan, hardtop, coupe, convertible,
station wagon or hatchback but not a van, minivan, multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck,
tractor, motorcycle or bus.
(b) No person shall operate a passenger car registered in New York unless it is equipped with
both a front and rear bumper, each securely fastened and with some part of the bumper
located between sixteen inches and twenty inches above the ground. This provision shall not
apply to a vehicle registered as an historical vehicle.
§ 383. Safety belts and anchorage assemblies
1. Safety belts required. No motor vehicle shall be sold or registered in this state and no motor
vehicle registered in this state shall be operated in this state unless such vehicle is equipped
with safety belts approved by and conforming to standards established by the commissioner as
follows:
(a) A motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixtyfour
and designated as a 1965 or later model, at least two safety belts for the front seat;
(b) A motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixtysix
and designated as a 1967 or later model, at least one safety belt for the rear seat for each
passenger for which the rear seat of such vehicle was designed;
(c) A motor vehicle manufactured or assembled on or after January first, nineteen hundred
sixty-eight, at least one safety belt for each passenger seat position.
2. Anchorage assemblies. No motor vehicle shall be sold or registered in this state unless such
motor vehicle is equipped with safety belt assembly anchorages conforming to standards
established by the commissioner for each safety belt required in such motor vehicle. In
addition, no motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
sixty-two shall be sold or registered in this state unless such motor vehicle is equipped with
safety belt assembly anchorages conforming to standards established by the commissioner for
two safety belts for the front seat of such vehicle.
3. Sale of safety belts. No safety belt shall be sold for use in a motor vehicle, or installed in a
motor vehicle unless such safety belt is approved by, and conforms to standards established by
the commissioner.
4. Safety belts required in certain used motor vehicles. No person, firm, association or
corporation engaged in the business of selling or leasing used motor vehicles, shall sell or lease
any used motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
sixty-two and designated as a 1963 or subsequent year model unless such motor vehicle is
equipped with two safety belts for the front seat of such motor vehicle. This provision shall not
apply to motor vehicles sold at wholesale or for junk.
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§ 382-c. Occupant compartments
The commissioner may prescribe, by regulation, standards consistent with federal motor
vehicle safety standards specifying requirements for instrument panels, seat backs, protrusions
(including knobs, switches, levers, handles, bezels, and panel contours), sun visors, arm rests,
steering control systems and other similar components of the interior of the occupant's
compartment of motor vehicles to afford impact protection for occupants. The commissioner
may limit the application of such regulations to specified classes of vehicles; provided, however,
that such regulations shall not apply to any motor vehicle manufactured prior to June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-seven. No motor vehicle shall be registered or driven on the
public highways of the state unless it is constructed, equipped or maintained as required by the
regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.