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Assembly Bill A720

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires motorcycle user to wear helmets that meet the requirements of the US department of transportation

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2009-A720 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง381, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1297
2013-2014: A1416
2015-2016: A580
2017-2018: A1031
2019-2020: A3004

2009-A720 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires motorcycle users to wear helmets that meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards and which have been impact-tested by the U.S. department of transportation, the commissioner of motor vehicles or by an independent laboratory approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles.

2009-A720 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   720

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  motorcycle
  protective helmet safety standards

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 381 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 471 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read
as follows:
  6. It shall be unlawful for any person  to  operate  or  ride  upon  a
motorcycle  unless  he  OR SHE wears a protective helmet of a type which
meets the requirements set forth in section 571.218 of the federal motor
vehicle safety standards as may from time to time be  amended  AND  THAT
HAS  BEEN  IMPACT-TESTED  BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
TION, THE COMMISSIONER OR BY AN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY APPROVED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER.    The  commissioner  is hereby authorized and directed to
adopt regulations for helmets which are consistent with the requirements
as specified in section 571.218 of  the  federal  motor  vehicle  safety
standards  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  amended,  AND  FOR  HELMET
IMPACT-TESTING, CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION.  The police authorities of
a city, town or village may issue a permit exempting UP TO  TEN  members
of  organizations sponsoring or conducting parades or other public exhi-
bitions from the provisions of this subdivision while such  members  are
participating in such parades or other public exhibitions.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03714-01-9

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