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Senate Bill S5674

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Excludes certain amateur radio station operators from provisions of law relating to the use of portable electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle

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2013-S5674 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1225-d, V & T L

2013-S5674 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes certain amateur radio station operators from provisions of law relating to the use of portable electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle.

2013-S5674 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5674

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 3, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  excluding
  certain  amateur radio station operators from provisions of law relat-
  ing to the use of portable electronic devices while operating a  motor
  vehicle

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 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:
  3. Subdivision one of this section shall not apply to (a) the use of a
portable electronic device for the sole purpose  of  communicating  with
any  of  the  following  regarding  an emergency situation: an emergency
response operator; a hospital; a physician's office or health clinic; an
ambulance company or corps; a fire department, district or company; or a
police department, (b)  any  of  the  following  persons  while  in  the
performance of their official duties: a police officer or peace officer;
a  member  of a fire department, district or company; or the operator of
an authorized emergency vehicle as defined in section one hundred one of
this chapter, OR (C) A DRIVER WHO HOLDS AN UNREVOKED AND UNEXPIRED OFFI-
CIAL AMATEUR RADIO STATION LICENSE OR OPERATOR'S LICENSE ISSUED  BY  THE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES, USING TWO-WAY OR
CITIZENS  BAND  RADIO  SERVICES  OR  TWO-WAY MOBILE RADIO TRANSMITTER OR
RECEIVERS FOR LICENSEES OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION IN  THE
AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE DURING A GOVERNMENTALLY DECLARED EMERGENCY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11337-01-3

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