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N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 2262: Limitations on registrations

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  1. Vehicle & Traffic Law
  2. Title 11. Registration of Snowmobiles, Motorboats and Limited Use Vehicles
  3. Article 48-A. Registration of Limited Use Vehicles

§ 2262. Limitations on registrations. 1. A registration issued to a

class B or class C limited use motorcycle shall be valid only for

operation on public highways in the right hand lane available for

traffic or upon a usable shoulder on the right side of the highway. The

limitation with respect to operation in the right hand lane or upon a

usable shoulder shall not apply when preparing for a left turn at an

intersection or into or from a private road or driveway.

2. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, a

registration issued pursuant to this article shall not be valid for

operation on any public highway in violation of any state or local

ordinance, law, rule or regulation enacted or promulgated pursuant to

the provisions of Title VIII of this chapter prohibiting or restricting

the use of limited use vehicles, nor on any controlled access highway

other than on a bridge or tunnel or other portion of such highway which

is specifically designated for use by limited use vehicles by the

authority having jurisdiction over such bridge or tunnel or highway.

3. No person shall operate a limited use vehicle on a public highway

where such operation is not permitted in accordance with the provisions

of this section.

4. No person shall operate a low speed vehicle on any public highway:

(a) with a speed limit in excess of thirty-five miles per hour,

provided that the provisions of this paragraph shall not prohibit the

crossing of a public highway with a speed limit in excess of thirty-five

miles per hour where such highway intersects with a highway with a speed

limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less; or

(b) which, in the interest of public safety, a local authority or the

department of transportation has prohibited low speed vehicles.

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