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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Jun 06, 2016 held for consideration in codes
May 17, 2016 reported referred to codes
Jan 06, 2016 referred to transportation
Jun 03, 2015 reported referred to codes
Jan 12, 2015 referred to transportation

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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

A1695 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

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