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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 43 - Motor Vehicle Lighting › Section 43.5 - Location of required lighting on vehicles less than 80 inches in width

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All vehicles less than 80 inches in width shall have
					 required lighting located in conformity with table IV.
Table IV-Location of Required Equipment For All
					 Vehicles Less Than 80 Inches Overall Width
Item
Location on passenger vehicles, trucks,
								trailers and buses
**
Height above road surface measured from
								center of item on vehicle at curb weight
Headlamps
Type 1 headlamps at the same height, one on each side
								of the vertical centerline; type 2 headlamps at the same height, one on each
								side of the vertical centerline; as far apart as practicable.
Not less than 24 inches, nor more than 54
								inches.
Tail lamps
On the rear-one on each side of the vertical
								centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 72
								inches.
Stop lamps
On the rear-one on each side of the vertical
								centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 72
								inches.
Number plate lamp
At rear number plate, to illuminate the plate from
								the top or sides.
No requirement.
Parking lamps
On the front-one on each side of the vertical
								centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 72
								inches.
Reflex reflectors
On the rear-one red on each side of the vertical
								centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 60
								inches.
On each side-one red as far to the rear as
								practicable and one amber as far to the front as practicable.
Backup lamp
On the rear.
No requirement.
Turn-signal lamps*
At or near the front-one amber on each side of the
								vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 83
								inches.
On the rear-one red or amber on each side of the
								vertical centerline, at the same height, and as far apart as practicable.
Side marker lamps
On each side-one red as far to the rear as
								practicable, and one amber as far to the front as practicable.
Not less than 15 inches.
Intermediate side marker lamps
On each side-one amber located at or near the
								midpoint between the front and rear side marker lamps.
Not less than 15 inches.
Intermediate side marker reflectors
On each side-one amber located at or near the
								midpoint between the front and rear side marker reflectors.
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 60 inches
*Front turn-signal lamps not
					 required for trailers.
**On trailers less than 30
					 inches wide, the required lights and reflector shall be at or near the vertical
					 centerline.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 43 - Motor Vehicle Lighting › Section 43.6 - Special provisions

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(a) Lamps
				  that serve two purposes, such as a combination number plate lamp and tail lamp,
				  may be used to satisfy the requirements of this Part.
(b) On omnibuses, an illuminated destination
				  sign on the front of the vehicle, not less than 6 inches high and 24 inches in
				  length and clearly visible for a distance of 500 feet, may serve in place of
				  the identification lamp.
(c) On
				  school omnibuses displaying an illuminated school bus sign, as required by
				  regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles with respect to
				  flashing red signal lamps and signs on school omnibuses, such illuminated signs
				  may serve in place of the identification lamps on both the front and
				  rear.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 43 - Motor Vehicle Lighting › Section 43.7 - Approval of equipment

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(a) All
				  equipment required by section 376  of the Vehicle and Traffic Law shall be
				  of a type approved by the commissioner.
(b) All headlamps, directional signals,
				  reflectors, stop lamps, number plate lamps, backup lamps, tail lamps, parking
				  lamps, hazardous warning devices, identification lamps, clearance lamps and
				  side marker lamps will be approved by the commissioner if such lamps have the
				  lens markings required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (49
				  CFR 571.108)  and conform to the
				  specifications established by the Society of Automotive Engineers for such
				  equipment. Such specifications are adopted as the standards for approval for
				  the purposes of this Part, but a sample of such equipment accompanied by a
				  report prepared by a recognized testing laboratory must be submitted to the
				  commissioner and specific approval obtained.
(c) In lieu of approval under subdivision (a)
				  of this section, approval shall be deemed to be granted upon the receipt by the
				  Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of a certificate of equipment approval issued by
				  the Automotive Manufacturers Equipment Compliance Agency, Inc. (A.M.E.C.A.) to
				  the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Technical Assessment, Empire
				  State Plaza, Albany, NY 12228.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 43 - Motor Vehicle Lighting › Section 43.8 - Candlepower and markings

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(a) The
				  total forward lighting of any motor vehicle headlight system shall not exceed
				  150,000 candlepower.
(b) Each
				  headlamp shall have the markings "Sealed Beam" and the headlamp code required
				  by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (49
				  CFR 571.108).
(c) Each headlamp shall have aiming pads for
				  the use of mechanical aimers.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 43 - Motor Vehicle Lighting › Section 43.9 - Lighting requirements on agricultural equipment

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(a)
				  Self-propelled agricultural equipment shall be equipped in accordance with
				  Table V.
Table V-Required Lighting Equipment for
					 self-propelled Agricultural Equipment
Item
Number and
								  color
Location
Headlamps
two, white
front, same level, as far apart as practicable
Tail lamps
one, red
rear, as far to the left as practicable
Combined hazard warning and turn signal lamps
two, amber
at least 1.1 meters (42 inches) high, same level, as
								far apart as practicable, visible front and rear
Rear reflectors
two, red
rear, same level, as far apart as practicable
(b) Reserved for towed, mounted or
				  semi-mounted agricultural implements.
(c) This section shall apply only when the
				  agricultural equipment is used on the public highway from one-half hour after
				  sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, and during such other times as
				  visibility for a distance of 1,000 feet ahead of or behind such agricultural
				  equipment is not clear. At other times, no lighting equipment is required on
				  agricultural equipment.
(d) Nothing
				  in this Part shall be construed as effecting the requirement of Vehicle and
				  Traffic Law, section 375, subdivision 36 and Part 68 of this Chapter that
				  agricultural equipment display the slow-moving vehicle emblem.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 43 - Motor Vehicle Lighting › Section 43.10 - Lighting requirements on special purpose commercial vehicles

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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of
				  this section, and except for highway hazard warning lights, a special purpose
				  commercial vehicle 80 inches or more in width shall be equipped in conformity
				  with sections
				  43.2 and
				  43.3  of this Part, and a special
				  purpose commercial vehicle less than 80 inches or more in width shall be
				  equipped in conformity with sections
				  43.4 and
				  43.5  of this Part.
(b) A road roller, tractor crane, truck
				  crane, power shovel, road building machine, snow plow originally designed for
				  snow removal or grading, road sweeper, earth mover or truck with small wheels
				  used in a factory, warehouse or railroad station shall be equipped in
				  conformity with Table VI. This subdivision shall apply only when the special
				  purpose commercial vehicle listed in the above sentence is operated on a public
				  highway from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. At
				  other times, no lighting equipment is required on the special purpose
				  commercial vehicles listed in this subdivision. However, any vehicle listed in
				  this subdivision may voluntarily be brought into conformity with truck lighting
				  requirements.
Table VI-Required Lighting Equipment For Certain
					 Special Purpose Commercial Vehicles
Item
Number,
								  Color
Placement
Headlamps
two, white
front, same level, as far apart as practicable
Tail lamps
two, red
rear, same level, as far apart as practicable
Stop lamps
two, red
rear, same level, as far apart as practicable
Turn signal lamps*
two, amber
front, same level, as far apart as practicable
two, red
rear, same level, as far apart as practicable
Rear reflectors
two, red
rear, same level, as far apart as practicable
* Double-faced turn signals may be used.
(c) A special purpose commercial vehicle
				  which is also a hazard vehicle as defined in Vehicle and Traffic Law, section
				  117-a, may have one or more revolving, rotating, flashing, oscillating or
				  constantly moving amber lights.
(d)
				  Nothing is this Part shall be construed as affecting the requirement of Vehicle
				  and Traffic Law, section 375(36), and Part 68 of this Title that certain
				  vehicles display the slow moving vehicle emblem.
Footnotes
* Double-faced turn signals may be used.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 44 - Colored Lights › Section 44.1 - Introduction

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Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 and subdivision 41 of
					 section 375 and sections 100-a, 101, 106-a, 114-b, 115-a, 117-a, 117-b, 132-a, 1104 and
					 1144  of the Vehicle and Traffic Law govern
					 the affixing, display and effect of colored lights on vehicles, other than
					 those required by law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 44 - Colored Lights › Section 44.2 - Red lights and certain white lights

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A reference to the color red wherever it appears in this
					 Part shall include the combination of the colors red and white.
(a) One or more red lights may be affixed to
				  an authorized emergency vehicle which includes every ambulance, police vehicle,
				  fire vehicle and civil defense emergency vehicle as each of these is defined in
				  the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(b)
				  One or more red lights may be displayed on an authorized emergency vehicle when
				  such vehicle is parked or operating while engaged in transporting a sick or
				  injured person, pursuing an actual or suspected violator of the law, or
				  responding to or working or assisting at the scene of an accident, disaster,
				  police call, alarm of fire or other emergency, including an emergency drill on
				  a public highway. Such light or lights may not be displayed when returning from
				  such service, except upon a fire vehicle. An authorized emergency vehicle
				  operated for the purpose of obtaining fuel, lubricants, maintenance or repairs
				  is not considered to be operation in an emergency.
(c) At least one red light must be displayed
				  and visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet
				  from any direction from an authorized emergency vehicle, except a police
				  vehicle, exercising the privileges granted in section 1104  of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and
				  sounding an audible signal as required by section 1104. Where required, because
				  of vehicle construction, more than one red light may be used to satisfy the
				  visibility requirement of section 1104.
(d) One all-white light, which is revolving,
				  rotating, flashing, oscillating or constantly moving may be affixed to an
				  authorized emergency vehicle and displayed thereon only when such vehicle is
				  engaged in emergency operation as set forth in subdivision (b) of this section.
				  Such white light and the white portion of a combination red and white light
				  shall not be:
(1) arranged, adjusted or
				  operated so as to produce dangerous glare or dazzle;
(2) arranged, adjusted or operated so as to
				  interfere with the visibility of any red light or red lights displayed on the
				  vehicle; or
(3) of greater
				  intensity than exceeds 100 candlepower as expressed in mean spherical
				  candlepower at 35 watts.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 44 - Colored Lights › Section 44.3 - Amber lights

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(a) One or more
				  amber lights may be affixed to a hazard vehicle as defined in section 117-a of
				  New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(b) One or more amber lights must be
				  displayed upon a hazard vehicle when such vehicle is engaged in a hazardous
				  operation which is the operation, or parking, of a vehicle on or immediately
				  adjacent to a public highway while such vehicle is actually engaged in an
				  operation which would restrict, impede, or interfere with the normal flow of
				  traffic, and such lights may be displayed upon a hazard vehicle engaged in ice
				  or snow removal or other hazardous operation on a parking lot or similar
				  facility. Such amber lights must be visible to all approaching traffic under
				  normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet from such
				  vehicle.
(c) Such light or lights
				  shall not be required to be displayed during daylight hours provided at least
				  two red flags visible from a distance of 500 feet are placed both in or on the
				  front of, and to or on the rear of the vehicle and two such red flags are
				  placed to each side of the vehicle open to traffic. The two red flags may be
				  mounted on a single mast using a "Y" adapter.
(d) Such lights or flags need not be
				  displayed on the vehicle when the vehicle is operating, or parked, within a
				  barricaded work area and said lights or flags are displayed on the
				  barricade.
(e) The temporary
				  affixing and display of an amber light to be used as a warning light on a
				  disabled motor vehicle or on a motor vehicle while it is stopped on a highway
				  while engaged in an operation which would restrict, impede or interfere with
				  the normal flow of traffic is not prohibited.
(f) Such amber light or lights must be
				  mounted higher than the head lamps.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 44 - Colored Lights › Section 44.4 - Blue and green lights

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(a)
(1) One or more blue lights or combination
				  blue and red lights or combination blue, red and white lights may be affixed to
				  a police vehicle, fire vehicle, ambulance, emergency ambulance service vehicle,
				  and county emergency medical services vehicle, provided that such blue light
				  or lights shall be displayed on such vehicles for rear projection only. In the
				  event that the trunk or rear gate of a police vehicle, fire vehicle, ambulance,
				  emergency ambulance service vehicle and county emergency medical ser- vices
				  vehicle obstructs or diminishes the visibility of other emergency lighting on
				  such vehicle, a blue light may be affixed to and displayed from the trunk, rear
				  gate or interior of such vehicle. Such lights may be displayed on a police
				  vehicle, fire vehicle, ambulance, emergency ambulance service vehicle and
				  county emergency medical services vehicle when such vehicle is engaged in an
				  emergency operation. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be deemed to
				  authorize the use of blue lights on a police vehicle, fire vehicle, ambulance,
				  emergency ambulance service vehicle and county emergency medical services
				  vehicle unless such vehicle also displays one or ore red, or combination red
				  and white lights as otherwise authorized in this section.
(2) One blue light may be affixed to any
				  motor vehicle owned by a volunteer member of a fire department or on a motor
				  vehicle owned by a member of such person's family residing in the same
				  household or by a business enterprise in which such person has a proprietary
				  interest or by which he is employed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 44 - Colored Lights › Section 44.5 - Auxiliary lights

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(a) Lights
				  which are red in color, supplemental to and perform the same functions of
				  required light, such as brake lights, directional signal lights and hazard
				  warning lights, are not prohibited provided:
(1) such lights function in unison with
				  required lights; and
(2) such
				  lights, except on tow trucks and vehicles having doors on the rear, are below
				  any amber hazard or red emergency light affixed to such a vehicle.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 44 - Colored Lights › Section 44.6 - Exemptions

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(a) This Part shall
				  not be applicable to vehicles from other States or from the Dominion of Canada
				  which have entered this State to render police, fire or civil defense aid, or
				  ambulance service, while such vehicles are here or returning to their home
				  stations, if the lights on such vehicles comply with the laws of their home
				  States or the Dominion of Canada, are displayed in this State in the same
				  manner permitted by their home States or the Dominion of Canada.
(b) Antique or historical emergency vehicles
				  which are used for parades, demonstrations, etc. may continue to have affixed
				  thereto any colored lights, or their replacements, which were carried on such
				  vehicles when they were used as emergency vehicles. However, no such colored
				  lights shall be displayed when operated upon the public highways of this State,
				  unless such vehicle is being operated in a parade or demonstration under permit
				  from the appropriate local or State authority.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 45 - Emergency Lighting Equipment › Section 45.1 - Emergency lighting equipment required

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(a) Subdivision 17 of section 375  of the Vehicle and Traffic Law provides
				  that every omnibus having a seating capacity of more than 10 passengers, every
				  truck having a maximum gross weight in excess of 12,000 pounds and every
				  combination of tractor and trailer operated upon a public highway, shall carry
				  emergency lighting equipment ready at all times for immediate use. The
				  equipment may consist of flares of the type used by railroads, flaring candles,
				  torches, lanterns or red emergency reflectors provided it is adequate to
				  provide a warning light in all kinds of weather both in front of and in the
				  rear of the vehicle for at least eight hours.
(b) If red emergency reflectors are used, no
				  such reflector shall be deemed adequate unless it is of a size and type
				  approved by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and conforms to minimum
				  specifications established by him, which minimum shall not be less than the
				  minimum established by the Interstate Commerce Commission for buses and trucks
				  in interstate commerce.
(c) Three
				  bidirectional emergency reflective triangles that conform to the requirements
				  of Federal motor vehicle safety standard No. 125 (section 571.125 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations) are deemed to comply with this Part.
				  Sections
				  45.2,
				  45.3 and
				  45.4 
				  of this Part shall not apply to such reflective triangles. Section
				  45.5 
				  of this Part shall apply with full force and effect to such
				  triangles.
(d) On 1975 and newer
				  vehicles, if reflectors are used to satisfy the emergency lighting requirement,
				  the reflector shall be three bidirectional emergency reflective triangles that
				  conform to the requirements of Federal motor vehicle safety standard No. 125.
				  After June 1, 1974, if reflectors are obtained to satisfy the emergency
				  lighting requirement for a 1974 or older vehicle, the reflectors shall be three
				  bidirectional emergency reflective triangles that conform to the requirements
				  of Federal motor vehicle safety standard No. 125.
(e) Nothing contained in this section shall
				  be construed as preventing the use of reflectors approved under section
				  45.4 
				  of this Part to meet the emergency lighting requirement if the reflectors were
				  in use on the particular vehicle prior to June 1, 1974.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 45 - Emergency Lighting Equipment › Section 45.2 - Name and marking of red emergency reflector

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The device must be given a distinctive name. The approved
					 name shall be moulded or stamped on the device in letters at least
					 three-sixteenths inches high so that it is readily legible. Any other letters
					 or numbers than this distinctive name shall be in smaller
					 letters.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 45 - Emergency Lighting Equipment › Section 45.3 - Construction

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(a) Each red
				  emergency reflector warning device shall be comprised of a multiplicity of red
				  reflecting elements on each side, not less than two, front and back. Every red
				  reflecting element shall conform, as a minimum requirement, to the
				  specifications for Class A reflex reflectors contained in the S.A.E. Handbook,
				  1943 edition (published by the Society of Automotive Engineers). The aggregate
				  candle-power output of the reflecting elements of the device when tested in a
				  perpendicular position at one-third degree as specified by S.A.E. photometric
				  procedure shall be not less than 12.
(b) Each reflector element shall be not less
				  than three inches in diameter.
(c)
				  If the reflecting surfaces of the reflector elements may be adversely affected
				  by dust, soot, water or other foreign matters, they must be adequately sealed
				  within the body of the units in which they are incorporated. Each reflector
				  device shall be of such weight construction and/or dimensions as to remain
				  stable, upright and stationary in a 40-mile-per-hour wind on any type road
				  surface or level on which it is likely to be used. Such device shall be so
				  constructed as to withstand reasonable shock without breakage. Each reflector
				  must be so constructed that the reflecting elements are in a plane
				  perpendicular to the plane of the roadway when placed thereon.
(d) Reasonable protection shall be afforded
				  each reflecting device and the reflecting elements incorporated therein, by
				  enclosure in a box container or rack from which the devices may be extracted
				  for use. In the event the reflector devices are collapsible, locking means
				  shall be provided to maintain the reflector elements in effective position
				  while in use, and such locking means shall be readily capable of adjustment
				  without the use of tools or specific equipment.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 45 - Emergency Lighting Equipment › Section 45.4 - Procedure for securing approval

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(a) One sample of the red emergency reflector
				  warning device shall be shipped, postage prepaid, to the Commissioner of Motor
				  Vehicles, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12228, together with a certification
				  from any unbiased laboratory acceptable to the commissioner, to the effect that
				  the device meets the requirements of these specifications.
(b) In lieu of approval under subdivision (a)
				  of this section, approval shall be deemed to be granted upon the receipt by the
				  Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of a certificate of equipment approval issued by
				  the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators to the Commissioner of
				  Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Technical Assessment, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY
				  12228.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 45 - Emergency Lighting Equipment › Section 45.5 - Changes in approval requirements

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The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in his discretion
					 reserves the right to alter or change the requirements or specifications or to
					 require additional or supplementary tests at any time. The commissioner further
					 reserves the right to require the manufacturer to submit laboratory reports on
					 verification tests on samples selected by the commissioner from manufacturer's
					 or distributor's stock. If any such report discloses any unwarranted deviation
					 in material, design, construction or performance, the commissioner may revoke
					 the approval. Approval may be withdrawn at any time and for any cause deemed
					 reasonable by the commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.2 - Lights

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(a) Every omnibus
				  having a seating capacity of more than seven passengers, used exclusively to
				  transport pupils, teachers and other persons acting in a supervisory capacity
				  to and from school or school activities shall be equipped with at least one
				  flashing red signal lamp on the front and at least one flashing red signal lamp
				  on the rear thereof.
(b) Each such
				  lamp shall have a lens not less than six nor more than nine inches in
				  diameter.
(c) Each such lamp must
				  consist of a lamp with a red lens and not an uncolored lens with a red
				  bulb.
(d) Each such lamp shall be
				  separately installed, and may not be a part of or connected with, any other
				  exterior lamp or lighting or signaling device installed on the
				  vehicle.
(e) No inscription shall
				  appear across the face of the lens.
(f) Such lamps may not have light greater
				  than 50 candlepower or equivalent wattage. Such lamps may not be of a spotlight
				  type, or be equipped with a magnifying lens.
(g) Each such signal lamp shall be attached
				  securely to the exterior of the bus in such a manner that the top of the lens
				  is not more than six inches below the top of the vehicle, such distance being
				  measured at a point directly above the lamp. Where two lamps are used on front
				  or rear, such lamps shall be mounted so that the centers of the lamps are not
				  less than 46 inches, nor more than 72 inches apart.
(h) On an omnibus having a carrying capacity
				  of not more than 11 adult passengers, computed on the basis of 16 seat inches
				  per passenger for seats accommodating one or two adults and not less than 17
				  inches per passenger on seats accommodating three or more adults, in addition
				  to the driver, such lamps may consist of two-faced lamps, facing both front and
				  rear, mounted on top of the vehicle in approximately the center of the roof
				  thereof. If at least two lamps are used, the centers of the lamps must be not
				  less than 46 inches apart, but not more than 72 inches apart.
(i) Each such signal lamp must be of such
				  design and construction as will provide a visible signal, under normal
				  conditions, from a point at least 500 feet distant.
(j) Such lamps shall be installed so as to
				  operate automatically whenever the vehicle door is open, but shall also be
				  under the manual control of the driver at all times.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.3 - Use

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(a) Such signs
				  shall be displayed and such flashing red signal lamps shall be used only when
				  the vehicle is engaged exclusively in the transportation of pupils, teachers
				  and other persons acting in a supervisory capacity to and from school or school
				  activities. When the vehicle is not so engaged, such signs must be covered or
				  removed. Such signs and lamps shall not be displayed or used when the vehicle
				  is engaged in charter operations not related to school or school
				  activities.
(b) For the purpose of
				  this section, the term school activities shall be defined as "any program for
				  the benefit of pupils, sponsored and supervised by school officials," and shall
				  include, but shall not be limited to, such activities as the following, when so
				  supervised and sponsored:
(1) extracurricular
				  activities such as athletics, dramatics, and musicals;
(2) field trips directly connected with
				  subjects included in the school curriculum; and
(3) school dances and other similar
				  activities.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.4 - Approval

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It is not necessary to submit samples of signs or flashing
					 red signal lamps to the commissioner for approval. Any such signs and signal
					 lamps may be used provided they conform to the size, type and specifications
					 contained in this Part. All signs and signal lamps which conform to the
					 foregoing rules, regulations and specifications, are hereby approved by the
					 Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.5 - Application to other classes of children

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The duties imposed by this Part shall also apply with full
					 force and effect to every omnibus having a seating capacity of more than seven
					 passengers, being used to transport only children, instructors or other persons
					 acting in a supervisory capacity to and from child care centers maintained for
					 migrant farm and food processing laborers, or to transport only children,
					 instructors, or other persons acting in a supervisory capacity to and from camp
					 or camp activities, or to transport only children, instructors or other persons
					 acting in a supervisory capacity to and from religious services or
					 instruction.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.6 - Use of two-way radios

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No one may use a two-way radio installed on a school bus
					 under section 375 (21-a)  of the Vehicle
					 and Traffic Law unless the school district, contractor, or nonpublic school has
					 obtained a license from the Federal Communications Commission. Utilization of
					 such radio is confined to the use stipulated in the license. School bus shall
					 mean those vehicles defined as school buses by section 142  of the Vehicle and Traffic
					 Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.7 - Use of school bus stop arm

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(a)
				  Driver's (left) side stop arms.
(1) Stop arms
				  on school buses installed under section 375 (21-c)  of the Vehicle
				  and Traffic Law must be activated while the vehicle is stopped and engaged in
				  picking up or discharging passengers and must be installed on the left side of
				  the bus. A school bus stop arm must be fully retracted whenever the school bus
				  is in motion. Every school bus designed with a capacity of 45 persons or more,
				  and manufactured for use in this State on or after January 1, 2002 shall be
				  equipped with a second stop arm to be located on the driver's side of the bus,
				  as close as practical to the rear corner of the bus. A school bus stop arm
				  shall conform to specifications set forth in
				  49 CFR
				  571.131. The Commission of Motor Vehicles
				  adopts the following sections of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
				  with the same force and effect as though herein fully set forth at length: part
				  571.131. These standards shall apply to persons required to install stop arms
				  on school buses.
(2) Incorporation
				  by reference. The provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations which have been
				  incorporated by reference in this Part have been filed in the Office of the
				  Secretary of State of the State of New York, the publication so filed being the
				  booklet entitled Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 571.131 as revised
				  May 28, 1998, published by the Office of the Federal Register. The regulations
				  incorporated by reference may be examined at the Office of the Department of
				  State, 41 State St., Albany, NY 12231-0001, the Supreme Court Libraries, the
				  Legislative Library, or the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Office
				  of Counsel, 6 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12228. They may also be purchased
				  from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington,
				  DC 20402. Copies of the Code of Federal Regulations are also available at many
				  public libraries and bar association libraries.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.8 - Use of back-up beepers

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Any school bus painted national school bus chrome may be
					 equipped with a device which emits a loud, intermittent beep when and only when
					 the transmission of the school bus is in reverse gear. (Authority to use a
					 back-up beeper which makes a school bus overwidth is found in section
					 56.7[c] 
					 of this Title.)
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.9 - Use of front crossing arms

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Any school bus painted national school bus chrome may be
					 equipped with a front crossing arm. Such front crossing arm shall only be
					 activated while the school bus is stopped and engaged in receiving or
					 discharging pupils. Further, such front crossing arm shall be used only in
					 accordance with the directions of the Commissioner of Education. (Authority to
					 use a front crossing arm which makes a school bus overlength is contained in
					 section
					 56.9[a] 
					 of this Title.)
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.10 - Use of safety sensor devices

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Any school bus painted national school bus chrome may be
					 equipped with an electronic device or devices to detect the presence of people
					 in the immediate vicinity of the school bus. (Authority to use a safety sensor
					 device or devices which causes a school bus to be overwidth is found in section
					 56.7[c] 
					 of this Title.)
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.11 - Handicapped symbol

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Every school bus which is equipped with a lift to
					 facilitate the transportation of children with disabilities shall display a
					 universal handicapped symbol which is an illustration of a person seated in a
					 wheelchair. The symbol shall be:
(a)
				  white against a blue background;
(b) a square not less than four nor more than
				  six inches on each side; and
(c)
				  mounted as close as practicable to the vertical centerline of the rear of the
				  bus and three to six feet above the ground, but not on glass needed for
				  visibility.
The symbol may be a decal or a sign or may be painted on
					 the bus.
(d) On or after
				  November 22, 2014, any new signage relating to accessibility that is installed
				  or replaced on a school bus, which is equipped with a lift to facilitate the
				  transportation of children with disabilities shall display the logo designated
				  by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 101  of the Executive Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.12 - Exterior reflective markings

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(a) Every school bus manufactured for use in
				  this State on or after April 1, 2000, and every school bus used in this State
				  on or after September 1, 2002, shall be equipped with exterior reflective
				  markings as follows:
(1) the rear of the
				  school bus shall be marked with reflective material to outline the perimeter of
				  the back of the school bus and of the rear emergency exit;
(2)
(i) the
				  school bus shall have a horizontal application of strips of reflective
				  material, not less than 13/4 inches wide, above the rear windows, and above the
				  rear bumper from the edges of the rear emergency exit door to both corners of
				  the school bus with vertical strips of reflective material at each corner
				  connected to the horizontal strips;
(ii) the rear emergency exit shall be
				  outlined around its outside perimeter with strips of reflective material, not
				  less than 2.5 centimeters in width;
(3) the school bus shall have a horizontal
				  application of strips of reflective material, not less than 13/4 inches wide,
				  the entire length of the sides of the school bus body and located equidistant
				  between the floorline and the beltline of the bus; and
(4) reflective material may be applied to the
				  front and rear bumpers of school buses. If it is applied, such reflective
				  material shall be between 13/4 and 21/4 inches wide applied thereto at a 45
				  degree angle to the center line of the road surface. There shall be a two-inch
				  wide nonreflective strip between each strip of reflective material.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 46 - School Bus Equipment › Section 46.13 - Signs for school bus photo violation monitoring systems

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(a) A school bus meeting the requirements of
				  section 375 (21-j)  of the vehicle
				  and traffic law may be equipped with signs, placards or other displays giving
				  notice to approaching motor vehicle operators that school bus photo violation
				  monitoring systems are in use.
(b)
				  Such signs, placards or other displays must:
(1) indicate that school bus photo violation
				  monitoring systems are in use;
(2)
				  be in a typeface of a size and color as determined by the school
				  district;
(3) be such size and
				  shape as determined by the school district; and
(4) be placed on the school bus in any
				  location or locations that are selected by the school district, provided that
				  such signs, placards or other displays do not obscure or block the license
				  plates, lights, signals or any other required equipment or reflective markings
				  on said school bus.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 47 - Splash Guards › Section 47.1 - Introduction

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(a) Subdivision 25
				  of section 375  of the Vehicle and Traffic Law provides
				  that it shall be unlawful to operate on any public highway or street in New
				  York State, any commercial motor vehicle, combination of a commercial motor
				  vehicle and trailer or combination of a truck-tractor and semitrailer without
				  being equipped with splash guards and stone deflectors.
(b) For the purposes of this Part, the term
				  splash guard shall be deemed to refer to splash guards and stone
				  deflectors.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 47 - Splash Guards › Section 47.2 - Vehicles subject to law

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(a) The
				  rearmost wheels of the following vehicles or combinations are required to be
				  equipped with splash guards:
(1) commercial
				  trucks;
(2) combinations of a
				  commercial truck and trailer, and including a utility or house trailer drawn by
				  a commercial truck;
(3)
				  combinations of a tractor and semitrailer; and
(4) tractors operating without a
				  semitrailer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 47 - Splash Guards › Section 47.3 - Placement

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Splash guards required by subdivision 25 of section 375  of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and these
					 regulations, shall be affixed to the vehicle in such a way that the distance
					 from the lower end of the splash guard to the ground shall not exceed one third
					 of the distance, measured along the ground from the bottom of the splash guard
					 to the point of contact of the rear wheel.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 47 - Splash Guards › Section 47.4 - Construction and material

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(a) Splash
				  guards shall be designed and constructed so that they will, by baffle or
				  construction, bar water and road surface substances from being thrown by the
				  rearmost wheels beyond the extreme rear of the vehicle or combination of
				  vehicles and shall also be designed, constructed or attached in a manner so as
				  to minimize side spray from the splash guard. Such splash guards should be
				  mounted as far to the rear of the vehicle as possible in order to minimize such
				  side spray, but in any event they must meet the specifications set forth in
				  section
				  47.3  of this
				  Part.
(b) Any material used in a
				  splash guard shall be of a substantial nature. If metal is used in such
				  construction the splash guard must either be positioned in such a manner as to
				  direct solids toward the ground or should be coated with a soft substance so as
				  to prevent solid material from being deflected to the side of the
				  vehicle.
(c) If the splash guard is
				  constructed of a flexible material it must, nevertheless, have a fair degree of
				  rigidity. Every splash guard shall be constructed of a material of sufficient
				  rigidity that it will retain its protective position at normal vehicle
				  speed.
(d) A splash guard
				  conforming to the contour of the wheel and tire, and meeting the specifications
				  set forth in section
				  47.3  of this
				  Part will satisfy the requirements of this Part, but such a contour guard is
				  not required.
(e) Splash guards
				  must be attached to the vehicle in a secure manner and some means must be
				  provided to prevent the splash guard from wearing unduly at the points at which
				  the guard is fastened to the vehicle.
(f) Splash guards may be constructed of a
				  perforated material provided they otherwise comply with the requirements of
				  this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 47 - Splash Guards › Section 47.5 - Width

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The width of a splash guard shall not be less than the
					 outside width of the tire or combination of tires, but should not extend beyond
					 the side of the vehicle.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 47 - Splash Guards › Section 47.6 - Exemptions

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Vehicles or combinations, subject to these regulations,
					 operated by a manufacturer, transporter, dealer, or his agents or employees,
					 and which are being transported for the purpose of weighing, testing,
					 dismantling, transporting or delivering the same, or for the purpose of moving
					 such vehicles in connection with making installations thereon, or improvements
					 or repairs thereto, must be equipped with splash guards, but these may be
					 attached to the vehicle in other than a permanent manner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter D - Equipment › Part 48 - Transportation Of Logs And Other Materials › Section 48.1 - Transportation of logs and other materials

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The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles adopts 17 NYCRR section
					 820.5 as it relates to rules for protection against shifting or falling cargo
					 for all vehicles.