N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 15 § 68.4
The emblem shall be tested in conformance with the following sections from SAE J575, Tests for Motor Vehicle Lighting Devices and Components:
Section B-Samples for tests
Section D-Laboratory facilities
Section E-Vibration test
Section H-Corrosion test (pertains to face of emblem only)
Samples shall be exposed to the sun at an angle of 45 degrees to horizontal and facing south per American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM D1014, Conducting Exterior Exposure Tests of Paints on Steel.
TABLE 2 DURABILITY TEST PERIODS
| Minimum test period, months | ||
| Location | Fluorescent | Reflective |
| Outside in Midwest | 12 | 24 |
| or | ||
| Outside in Miami, Florida | 6 | 12 |
Each test sample shall be dropped from a height of 5 feet (1.53 meters) to a smooth, hard surface equivalent to rigid metal or concrete. Each test sample shall be submitted to three drop tests: corner drop, edge drop, and flat drop. Failure shall be considered to have occurred when the emblem will no longer meet requirements in section 68.3.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 15 § 68.4