The Board of Trustees hereby adopts the New York State Department
of Transportation Regulations 17 NYCRR 820.0 et seq. (DOT Regulations)
and the Federal Motor Carrier Regulations (CFR) necessary for the
enforcement of the following article with respect to drivers and trucking
and commercial vehicles with the same force and effect as though herein
fully set forth at length. To the extent the DOT Regulations or CFR
are amended in the future, this article shall hereby be amended to
conform to same.
The following is a list of trucking and commercial vehicle violations
which may be issued by a Malverne police officer or code enforcement
officer based upon observation and inspection of a particular truck
or commercial vehicle. The subject areas are divided into:
B. Tire and wheel violations;
C. Load and cargo violations;
E. Light/electrical violations;
F. Emergency/equipment violations;
Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity which violates a provision of Article
XV shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each violation. A summons issued for a violation of this article by a police officer or code enforcement officer shall be returnable in the Malverne Village Court.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this Article
XV be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder hereof but shall be applied in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part hereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.