N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 222: Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation

§ 222. Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation. The

commissioner, upon application of a person, or upon his own application,

may grant an exemption from any requirement of this chapter relating to

registration or equipment to any designated vehicle for the purpose of

testing, demonstration or experimentation. Any such exemption shall be

limited to specific areas and times, and such exemptions shall be

evidenced by a certificate issued by the commissioner or his designated

agent, which certificate shall contain a description of the vehicle, the

exemptions granted, and the areas and times to which the exemptions

apply. For the purposes of this section, testing, demonstration or

experimentation shall be limited to such activities being performed at

the request of, or with the consent of a governmental agency. For the

purposes of articles six, seven and eight of this chapter, a certificate

issued pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be a registration,

and all the provisions of articles six, seven and eight of this chapter

with regard to proof of financial security at the time of registration

and all the penalties found in said articles with respect to the failure

to maintain such financial security shall apply to vehicles for which a

certificate is issued pursuant to this section.