11/19/03-S1523 would ticket drivers for not shoveling snow and ice off their vehicle.
The measure would mandate how thoroughly vehicles are cleaned during the winter.
“No person shall operate a motor vehicle … while there is an accumulation of snow, sleet or hail” on the vehicle roof or trailer, reads S1523, sponsored by Nicholas Spano, R-Yonkers.
Fines for violators would range from $450 to $1,250 for commercial vehicles. Fines would range from $150 to $850 for other vehicles. The law wouldn’t apply to emergency vehicles and motorcycles.
The bill didn’t come up for a vote this year. It is carried over to next year.
A similar bill – A1743 – shared the same fate.