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Assembly Bill A1695

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits a child from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions presenting substantial risk

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2015-A1695 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1210-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A318
2011-2012: A3960
2013-2014: A410
2017-2018: A686
2019-2020: A1851

2015-A1695 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a child from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions presenting substantial risk.

2015-A1695 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1695

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MAGNARELLI, BENEDETTO, GALEF, GUNTHER, HOOPER,
  ORTIZ, RIVERA, SCHIMEL, TITUS, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
  A.  ARROYO,  BRENNAN,  CLARK,  COOK, MAGEE, McDONOUGH -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
  a child from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions
  presenting substantial risk

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1210-a to read as follows:
  S 1210-A. UNATTENDED CHILD IN A MOTOR VEHICLE.  NO PARENT, GUARDIAN OR
OTHER  PERSON  LEGALLY  CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS
THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OLD SHALL KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY,  UNDER  CONDITIONS
THAT PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK, LEAVE SUCH CHILD UNAT-
TENDED  INSIDE  A MOTOR VEHICLE. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED
TO SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECTION OF LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01606-03-5

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