Vehicle and Traffic Law § 159-a · Article 1. Words and Phrases Defined
Waste collection vehicle
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§ 159-a. Waste collection vehicle. Any motor vehicle which is commonly classified as a garbage truck that is designed for and is used in the collection of refuse and/or recyclable materials.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- Official file
- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/VAT159-A
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- gen_ny_statutes.py 2026-11-10: the Senate's Open Legislation law tree (GET /api/3/laws/<ID>?full=true) read in document order; the Senate's PDF of the whole law (GET /pdf/laws/<ID>?full=true), read with PDFium, prints the same words in the same order
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