2006 New York Code - Inspection Of Tow Trucks.

 
    §  20-501  Inspection of tow trucks. a. No license to engage in towing
  shall be issued pursuant to  this  subchapter  unless  the  commissioner
  determines  that  every tow truck to be used by the applicant under such
  license is fit for operation as a towing vehicle  and  is  otherwise  in
  compliance  with  the  provisions of the vehicle and traffic law and any
  regulations promulgated thereunder.
    b. The commissioner may require by regulation  that  every  tow  truck
  used  by  a  licensee  be  inspected periodically by the department, and
  after  finding  such  truck  to  be  fit  for  operation,  may  issue  a
  replaceable  inspection  sticker  of  such  material,  form,  design and
  dimension to be affixed to such truck in such manner as he or she  shall
  prescribe.  The  commissioner  may  by  regulation  impose a fee for any
  inspection in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars in order  to  defray
  the costs of conducting any such inspection.
    c.  Where  a  holder  of  a license to engage in towing acquires a tow
  truck subsequent to the date such license was issued  intended  for  use
  under  such  license  or  intends  to  utilize  a  truck  not previously
  identified in any application for a license to engage  in  towing,  such
  licensee  shall be prohibited from using such truck for towing until the
  licensee has furnished proof that such truck is insured as  required  by
  section  20-500, and that such truck has been inspected and approved for
  use by the department pursuant to this section and the commissioner  has
  issued  a  license  plate  therefor  pursuant  to section 20-503 of this
  subchapter.