N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 415-c: Sale of salvaged inflatable restraint systems; restrictions

§ 415-c. Sale of salvaged inflatable restraint systems; restrictions.

1. On and after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-seven, prior to

offering any salvaged inflatable restraint system for sale such salvaged

inflatable restraint system part indentification number and the vehicle

identification number of the vehicle from which the salvaged inflatable

restraint system was taken shall be referred to a nationally recognized

theft index bureau approved by the commissioner, in consultation with

the superintendent of financial services, for the purposes of

determining prior to sale that neither the salvaged inflatable restraint

system nor the motor vehicle were stolen, as determined at the time of

inquiry. The sales invoice shall state the date and the result of the

inquiry to such theft index bureau.

2. On and after March first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, prior to

offering any salvaged inflatable restraint system for sale such salvaged

inflatable restraint system shall be certified according to standards

established by a nationally recognized testing, engineering and research

body approved by the commissioner in consultation with the

superintendent of financial services.