New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER
Subchapter D - Equipment
Part 59 - Reflective Devices Or Materials For Bicycles And In-line Skates
Section 59.5 - In-line skates
Universal Citation: 15 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 59.5
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) In-line skate shall be defined as set forth in section 140-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(b) Reflective material required. Every in-line skate, except those made for special use by highly skilled or expert skaters or for sale or distribution through custom orders (such as in-line hockey skates and in-line speed skates) shall be equipped with a reflective device or material meeting the following standards:
(1) surface area. The total surface area of
the reflective device or material shall be at least one square inch;
and
(2) location. At least 25
percent of the surface area of the reflective device or material shall be
located on the back of each skate.
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