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Assembly Bill A7331

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires person convicted of an alcohol related driving offense to carry no fewer than two single use disposable breathalyzers

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2013-A7331 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1193, V & T L; add §132, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5947
2017-2018: A6161
2019-2020: A5802

2013-A7331 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires person convicted of an alcohol related driving offense to carry no fewer than two single use disposable breathalyzers.

2013-A7331 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7331

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
  persons  convicted  of  an  alcohol  related  driving offense to carry
  disposable breathalyzers; and to amend the alcoholic beverage  control
  law,  in  relation to requiring certain establishments to make dispos-
  able breathalyzers available to customers

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

  Section  1.  Section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. DISPOSABLE BREATHALYZERS. IN ADDITION TO THE IMPOSITION OF ANY FINE
OR PERIOD OF IMPRISONMENT SET FORTH IN THIS  SECTION,  THE  COURT  SHALL
ALSO  REQUIRE  SUCH  PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OR ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OF THIS
ARTICLE TO CARRY NO FEWER THAN TWO SINGLE USE  DISPOSABLE  BREATHALYZERS
IN  ANY MOTOR VEHICLE SUCH PERSON IS OPERATING FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS
FROM THE DATE OF SUCH CONVICTION.  ANY PERSON SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS
OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  WHO OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF  NOT  MORE  THAN  TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
  S  2.  The  alcoholic  beverage control law is amended by adding a new
section 132 to read as follows:
  S 132. DISPOSABLE BREATHALYZERS. 1.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,
ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY DOING BUSINESS IN THIS
STATE  WHO  HOLDS  ANY LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT RETAIL FOR
CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES SHALL MAKE A SINGLE USE DISPOSABLE  BREATHA-
LYZER AVAILABLE TO ANY CUSTOMER AT SUCH PREMISES FOR USE BY SUCH CUSTOM-
ER  UPON REQUEST. SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY MAY CHARGE A NOMINAL FEE FOR SUCH
BREATHALYZER, PROVIDED THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH FEE BE MORE THAN  THE
PRICE PAID BY SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY FOR SUCH BREATHALYZER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10581-03-3

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