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Assembly Bill A6541

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that no person shall dial a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle

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2009-A6541 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1225-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1146
2013-2014: A2884

2009-A6541 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no person shall dial a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle; defines "using" a mobile telephone for purposes of prohibited use as including dialing such mobile telephone.

2009-A6541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6541

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, MAYERSOHN, MARKEY, WEISENBERG -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  McDONOUGH -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to operation of
  a motor vehicle while using a mobile telephone

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (f) of subdivision 1 of  section  1225-c
of  the  vehicle  and traffic law, as added by chapter 69 of the laws of
2001, are amended to read as follows:
  (c) "Using" shall mean DIALING A MOBILE  PHONE  OR  holding  a  mobile
telephone to, or in the immediate proximity of, the user's ear.
  (f) "Engage in a call" shall mean talking into or listening on a hand-
held mobile telephone[, but shall not include holding a mobile telephone
to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone].
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10003-01-9

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