New York Laws
Article 9 - Equipment of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles
376-A - Defective Equipment.

(i) a statement of correction from an officially designated state
inspection station duly executed by the person performing or making such
inspection and bearing the facility number of the state inspection
station, or
(ii) a statement of correction from an automobile repair shop on the
letterhead of such repair shop duly executed by the person who made the
correction, or
(iii) a statement of correction from any registrant having more than
twenty-five vehicles registered and having a fleet maintenance program
administered by the registrant, duly executed by the person performing
or making such correction and countersigned by the fleet maintenance
supervisor, or
(iv) a signed statement of any police officer that the necessary
corrections have been made, or
(v) evidence acceptable to the court from any person that he or she
completed the repair together with proof of purchase of the equipment
needed for the repair, or
(vi) in the discretion of the court, submission of the vehicle to the
court for inspection not later than one-half hour after the next ensuing
sunset.
(b) The statement required by this subdivision shall be directed to
the court having jurisdiction of the alleged violation, shall be
affirmed as true under penalty of perjury, and shall include:
(i) the name, occupation and position of the person making the
statement;
(ii) the time and date that the repairs or inspection were made; and
(iii) a statement that the defective equipment, cited in the summons
or information, on the vehicle in question, is in proper working order.
6. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to affect any
cause of action or the rights or liabilities of any person with respect
to damages or injuries caused or suffered as a result of the operation
of a motor vehicle.