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Senate Bill S5179

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of wearable computers while operating a motor vehicle

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2013-S5179 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1225-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S386

2013-S5179 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of wearable computers while operating a motor vehicle.

2013-S5179 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5179

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  prohibiting
  the use of wearable computers 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. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 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:
  (a) "Portable electronic device" shall mean any hand-held mobile tele-
phone,  as  defined by subdivision one of section twelve hundred twenty-
five-c of this  article,  personal  digital  assistant  (PDA),  handheld
device  with  mobile  data  access,  laptop  computer,  pager, broadband
personal communication  device,  two-way  messaging  device,  electronic
game, [or] portable computing device OR A COMPUTING DEVICE WHICH IS WORN
ON  THE  HEAD  OR OTHER PART OF THE BODY AND PROJECTS VISUAL INFORMATION
INTO THE FIELD OF VISION OF THE WEARER.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1225-d of  the  vehicle
and  traffic  law,  as  amended by section 8 of part C chapter 58 of the
laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) "Portable electronic device" shall mean any hand-held mobile tele-
phone, as defined by subdivision one of section twelve  hundred  twenty-
five-c  of  this  article,  personal  digital  assistant (PDA), handheld
device with  mobile  data  access,  laptop  computer,  pager,  broadband
personal  communication  device,  two-way  messaging  device, electronic
game, [or] portable computing device OR A COMPUTING DEVICE WHICH IS WORN
ON THE HEAD OR OTHER PART OF THE BODY AND  PROJECTS  VISUAL  INFORMATION
INTO  THE  FIELD OF VISION OF THE WEARER, or any other electronic device
when used to input, write, send, receive, or read text  for  present  or
future communication.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10884-01-3

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