Section 301-B. Heavy duty vehicle emissions  


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  • 1. It shall be a violation to
      operate a heavy duty  vehicle  which,  when  tested,  exceeds  emissions
      levels  set  forth  in section 19-0320 of the environmental conservation
      law or regulations adopted thereunder.  The  following  penalties  shall
      apply  to  any  violation  found  as  a  result  of  roadside  emissions
      inspections:
        a.     First violation:                    $700.00
               Second and subsequent violations:   $1300.00.
        b. The penalties set forth in paragraph a of this subdivision shall be
      reduced to one hundred fifty dollars for the first  violation  and  five
      hundred dollars for the second and subsequent violations by the court or
      administrative tribunal before which the summons or appearance ticket is
      returnable  if  the  violation  set  forth  in the summons or appearance
      ticket is corrected not later than thirty days after the issuance of the
      summons or appearance ticket and proof of such correction, as defined in
      paragraph  c  of  this  subdivision,  is  submitted  to  the  court   or
      administrative  tribunal.  The penalties described in this section shall
      not apply to vehicles defined by section one hundred forty-two  of  this
      chapter  or  owned  by  a  county,  town,  city,  or village for a first
      violation provided the vehicle is repaired within thirty days of  ticket
      issuance.
        c.  Acceptable proof of repair or adjustment shall be submitted to the
      court or administrative tribunal on or before the  return  date  of  the
      summons  or  appearance  ticket  in  a  form  and  manner  prescribed by
      regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
        2. It  shall  be  a  violation  to  operate  any  heavy  duty  vehicle
      registered  or  required  to  be  registered  in  this  state  without a
      certificate  of  inspection  resulting  from  an  annual  inspection  as
      required  by  section  19-0320  of the environmental conservation law or
      regulations adopted thereunder. The following violation structure  shall
      apply to such violations:
        a.     First violation:                    $ 700.00
               Second and subsequent violations:   $1300.00.
        b.  The  penalties defined in paragraph a of this subdivision shall be
      reduced to three hundred fifty dollars for the first violation and seven
      hundred fifty dollars for second  and  subsequent  violations,  provided
      that  the vehicle in question bears a certificate which was valid within
      the last thirty days. The penalties described in this section shall  not
      apply  to  vehicles  defined  by  section  one hundred forty-two of this
      chapter or owned by a  county,  town,  city,  or  village  for  a  first
      violation provided the vehicle is inspected within thirty days of ticket
      issuance.
        3.  Any  fines  collected  for  violations  of  this  section shall be
      deposited in the clean air fund, to the  credit  of  the  mobile  source
      account  in accordance with the provisions of section ninety-seven-oo of
      the state finance law.
        4. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no penalty shall be
      imposed pursuant to this section where the operator of such vehicle  has
      been  convicted  of  the  same  violation arising from the same incident
      pursuant to section 19-0320 of the environmental conservation law.