{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-301-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 301-a","heading":"Re-inspection of motor vehicles involved in certain accidents","body":"§ 301-a. Re-inspection of motor vehicles involved in certain\naccidents. 1. The commissioner may require that a motor vehicle\nregistered in this state or elsewhere which is required to be inspected,\nbe re-inspected after it is involved in a property damage accident which\nis required to be reported to the motor vehicle department. Such\nre-inspection shall be made within sixty days of the date of the\naccident if the motor vehicle is driven away from the accident site.\nSuch re-inspection shall be made before the vehicle is operated on the\npublic highways if the motor vehicle is towed or transported from the\naccident site, except that a motor vehicle may be driven from a repair\nshop to an inspection station for the purpose of being re-inspected.\n  2. The owner of a car so damaged shall be required to submit to the\ndepartment within the same time limit as provided in subdivision one of\nthis section satisfactory proof of re-inspection pursuant to rules and\nregulations to be promulgated by the commissioner.\n  3. Failure to submit such proof of re-inspection as herein provided\nshall constitute ground for suspension or revocation of his privileges\nof operating a motor vehicle in this state and of the operation within\nthis state of any motor vehicle owned by him.","path":["Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law","Title 3. Safety Responsibility; Financial Security; Equipment; Inspection; Size and Weight; and Other Provisions","Article 5. Periodic Inspection of Motor Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/VAT/301-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"c42dea77b10ad62f17b2f4d141fdd6a930f46809b653879bed227ea21d028efb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-301","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-301-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}