The New York State Senate

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                                  1695

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
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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