N.Y. VAT. LAW § 222 : NY Code - Section 222: Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation

Search N.Y. VAT. LAW § 222 : NY Code - Section 222: Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation

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  commissioner, upon application of a person, or upon his own application,
  may grant an exemption from any requirement of this chapter relating  to
  registration  or  equipment to any designated vehicle for the purpose of
  testing, demonstration or experimentation.  Any such exemption shall  be
  limited  to  specific  areas  and  times,  and  such exemptions shall be
  evidenced by a certificate issued by the commissioner or his  designated
  agent, which certificate shall contain a description of the vehicle, the
  exemptions  granted,  and  the  areas  and times to which the exemptions
  apply. For the purposes  of  this  section,  testing,  demonstration  or
  experimentation  shall  be limited to such activities being performed at
  the request of, or with the consent of a governmental  agency.  For  the
  purposes of articles six, seven and eight of this chapter, a certificate
  issued  pursuant  to  this section shall be deemed to be a registration,
  and all the provisions of articles six, seven and eight of this  chapter
  with  regard  to proof of financial security at the time of registration
  and all the penalties found in said articles with respect to the failure
  to maintain such financial security shall apply to vehicles for which  a
  certificate is issued pursuant to this section.