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                                   940

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced  by Sens. MARCELLINO, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
  tion

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the opera-
  tion of motor vehicles with a display device

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  24 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 39 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
follows:
  24. (A) It shall be unlawful to operate upon  any  public  highway  in
this  state a motor vehicle which is equipped with a [television receiv-
ing set] DISPLAY DEVICE within view of the operator or in which a [tele-
vision receiving set] DISPLAY DEVICE is in operation within the view  of
the  operator. A motor vehicle shall not be deemed to be equipped with a
[television receiving set] DISPLAY DEVICE (I) solely because such  [set]
DISPLAY  DEVICE utilizes power from such vehicle OR (II) IF SUCH DISPLAY
DEVICE IS EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTIONING DEVICE THAT DISABLES  SUCH  EQUIP-
MENT  WHENEVER  SUCH  MOTOR VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. The provisions of this
subdivision shall not prohibit a vehicle with a weight of  ten  thousand
pounds  or  more  or  a  school bus from using closed-circuit television
receiving equipment exclusively for safety and maneuvering purposes,  in
accordance with regulations to be established by the commissioner.
  (B)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "DISPLAY DEVICE"
SHALL MEAN EQUIPMENT DESIGNED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING  AND
DISPLAYING  BROADCAST  TELEVISION  IMAGES,  VISUAL IMAGES FROM A DIGITAL
VIDEO DISC RECORDER OR PLAYER OR VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OR  PLAYER,  OR
VISUAL  IMAGES  WHILE  TRANSMITTED  BY WIRELESS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. SUCH
TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE:
  (I) VEHICLE INFORMATION OR INSTRUMENTATION DISPLAYS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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  (II) A GLOBAL POSITIONING, NAVIGATIONAL OR MAPPING DISPLAY;
  (III)  A  VISUAL DISPLAY PRODUCED BY TECHNOLOGY, WHICH IS NOT A CLOSED
CIRCUIT VIDEO CAMERA AND MONITOR, THAT ENHANCES OR SUPPLEMENTS THE DRIV-
ER'S VIEW OF THE EXTERIOR TO THE FRONT OR SIDES OF A MOTOR  VEHICLE  FOR
THE  PURPOSE  OF  MANEUVERING  THE  VEHICLE  AND  AVOIDING  CONTACT WITH
PERSONS, ANIMALS OR OBJECTS; AND
  (IV) A CLOSED CIRCUIT VIDEO CAMERA AND MONITOR OR OTHER VISUAL DISPLAY
THAT ENHANCES OR SUPPLEMENTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE  EXTERIOR  TO  THE
REAR  OF  A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE AND
AVOIDING CONTACT WITH PERSONS, ANIMALS OR OBJECTS,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH
MONITOR  OR  VISUAL  DISPLAY  IS  DEACTIVATED WHEN SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE IS
SHIFTED OUT OF PARK OR REVERSE GEAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.