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Senate Bill S6029

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "support technology options preventing driving while intoxicated (STOP DWI) act" mandating the installation of alcohol detection devices in motor vehicles

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2015-S6029 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1198-b, V & T L

2015-S6029 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "support technology options preventing driving while intoxicated (STOP DWI) act" mandating the installation of alcohol detection devices in motor vehicles.

2015-S6029 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6029 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6029

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             August 7, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to enacting the
  "support technology options preventing driving while intoxicated (STOP
  DWI) act" mandating the installation of alcohol detection  devices  in
  motor vehicles

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

  Section 1.  Short title. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
the  "support  technology  options  preventing driving while intoxicated
(STOP DWI) act".
  S 2.  The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a  new  section
1198-b to read as follows:
  S  1198-B. INSTALLATION OF ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICES. 1.  DEFINITIONS.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
ING MEANINGS:
  A. "ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICE" SHALL MEAN  ANY  BLOOD  ALCOHOL  CONCEN-
TRATION (BAC) MEASURING DEVICE WHICH UTILIZES TISSUE SPECTROMETRY, ELEC-
TROCHEMICAL SENSORS OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY CAPABLE OF DETECTING BAC THROUGH
THE  SKIN  WHICH  IS  CONNECTED  TO A MOTOR VEHICLE IGNITION SYSTEM THAT
PREVENTS A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED  WITHOUT  FIRST  DETERMINING
THAT  THE  OPERATOR'S BAC DOES NOT EXCEED THE CALIBRATED SETTING ON SUCH
DEVICE; AND
  B. "MOTOR VEHICLE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2. ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICE.  EVERY NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SOLD AND  REGIS-
TERED  IN  THIS  STATE ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN
SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTIONAL ALCOHOL DETECTION DEVICE.
  3. CIRCUMVENTION OF ALCOHOL  DETECTION  DEVICE.  A.  NO  PERSON  SHALL
REQUEST,  SOLICIT OR ALLOW ANY OTHER PERSON TO TOUCH, START OR OTHERWISE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11807-03-5

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