| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
| Dec 04, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6326
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
2009-S6326 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S6326 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that where a person responsible for the welfare of a child under the age of seven leaves such child inside a motor vehicle without the supervision of a person who is at least twelve years of age, under conditions which knowingly or recklessly present a significant risk to the health or safety of such child, such person shall be guilty of an infraction.
2009-S6326 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6326
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to
prohibiting a child under the age of seven from being left unattended
in a motor vehicle
PURPOSE :
Provides that a person is guilty of leaving an unattended child in a
motor vehicle is a child under the age of seven is left unsupervised
in a motor vehicle when the conditions present a significant risk to
the health and safety of the child.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Sections one and two adds a new Section 1210-a to the vehicle and
traffic law to include leaving a child under the age of seven inside a
motor vehicle without the supervision of a person age twelve or older,
under conditions which knowingly or recklessly present a significant
risk to the health and safety of such child. Section three sets the
immediate effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
Between 1998 and 2004, 230 children have died of hyperthermia from
being left in cars. In 2005, by mid-summer 19 deaths were recorded as
a result of hyperthermia of children being left in cars. Studies
2009-S6326 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6326
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
December 4, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sen. C. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
a child under the age of seven from being left unattended in a motor
vehicle
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 1210-a to read as follows:
S 1210-A. UNATTENDED CHILD IN A MOTOR VEHICLE. 1. ANY PARENT, GUARDI-
AN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD
LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS OLD, WHO LEAVES SUCH CHILD INSIDE A MOTOR VEHICLE
WITHOUT THE SUPERVISION OF A PERSON WHO IS AT LEAST TWELVE YEARS OF AGE,
UNDER CONDITIONS WHICH KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT
RISK TO THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF SUCH CHILD, SHALL BE GUILTY OF AN
INFRACTION.
2. A PERSON CONVICTED OF AN INFRACTION OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL, FOR A FIRST CONVICTION THEREOF, BE PUNISHED
BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIFTY DOLLARS. UPON A CONVICTION OF A SECOND
VIOLATION, COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF THE FIRST
VIOLATION, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS. UPON A CONVICTION OF A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION,
ALL OF WHICH WERE COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS, SUCH
PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS, AND SUCH PERSON SHALL APPEAR PERSONALLY IN COURT FOR SENTENC-
ING.
3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT THE PROSECUTION OF A PERSON
VIOLATING OR CONVICTED OF VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION FROM
BEING PROSECUTED UNDER ANY SECTION OF THE LAW.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00506-01-9
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