Assembly Bill A8106

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of portable electronic devices

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A8106 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5643
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1225-d, V & T L

2011-A8106 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of portable electronic devices.

2011-A8106 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8106

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  use  of
  portable electronic devices while driving

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and  traffic
law,  as added by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. A person who holds a portable electronic device  in  a  conspicuous
manner  while  operating  a  motor  vehicle is presumed to be using such
device. The presumption established by this subdivision is rebuttable by
evidence [showing] TENDING TO SHOW that the operator was not  using  the
device within the meaning of this section.
  S  2.  Subdivision 6 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law,
as added by chapter 403 of the laws of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  6. A violation of this section shall be a traffic infraction and shall
be  punishable  by  a  fine  of not more than one hundred fifty dollars.
[Provided, however, that a summons for  operating  a  motor  vehicle  in
violation  of this section shall only be issued when there is reasonable
cause to believe that  the  person  operating  such  motor  vehicle  has
committed  a  violation of the laws of this state other than a violation
of this section.]
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03315-02-1


              

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