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Assembly Bill A5599

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state equipped with a radar device commonly known as a phazer II connected to a power source

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2013-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง397-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9743
2011-2012: A6820
2015-2016: A3091
2017-2018: A3547
2019-2020: A6423
2021-2022: A3067
2023-2024: A4031
2025-2026: A6858

2013-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state equipped with a radar device commonly known as a PHAZER II connected to a power source; provides for use of rebuttable presumption.

2013-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5599

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. COOK, MARKEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibition
  of radar detectors

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

  Section 1. Section 397-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended  by
adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A.  IT  SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE UPON ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN THIS
STATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A RADAR DETECTOR  OR  LASER
DETECTOR  COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS  A  PHAZER II DEVICE. THE PRESENCE IN SUCH
VEHICLE OF A PHAZER II DEVICE CONNECTED TO A  POWER  SOURCE  AND  IN  AN
OPERABLE  CONDITION  IS  PRESUMPTIVE  EVIDENCE  OF ITS USE BY ANY PERSON
OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE. SUCH PRESUMPTION SHALL BE REBUTTED BY ANY CREDI-
BLE AND RELIABLE EVIDENCE WHICH TENDS TO SHOW THAT SUCH DEVICE  WAS  NOT
IN USE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06608-01-3

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