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Assembly Bill A3490

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with a video monitor or screen that plays pre-recorded programming within view of the operator of such vehicle

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2015-A3490 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1488
2011-2012: A4514
2013-2014: A2668

2015-A3490 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle with a video monitor that plays pre-recorded programming or other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications within view of the operator of such vehicle or where the monitor is located at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat; prevents distracted driving.

2015-A3490 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3490

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to operation of
  a motor vehicle with a video monitor or screen

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 24 of section 375 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
law, as amended by chapter 39 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
follows:
  24.  It  shall  be unlawful to operate upon any public STREET, ROAD OR
highway in this state a motor vehicle which is  equipped  with  a  tele-
vision  receiving set, OR A VIDEO MONITOR OR SCREEN UPON WHICH ANY MEANS
OF VISUALLY DISPLAYING A  TELEVISION  BROADCAST  OR  VIDEO  SIGNAL  THAT
PRODUCES ENTERTAINMENT OR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS MAY BE DISPLAYED, AT ANY
POINT  FORWARD  OF  THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, OR within view of the
operator or in which a television receiving set is in  operation  within
the  view of the operator OR IN WHICH A VIDEO MONITOR OR SCREEN DISPLAY-
ING ANY MEANS OF VISUALLY DISPLAYING A  TELEVISION  BROADCAST  OR  VIDEO
SIGNAL  THAT  PRODUCES ENTERTAINMENT OR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS WITHIN THE
VIEW OF THE OPERATOR.   A motor  vehicle  shall  not  be  deemed  to  be
equipped  with  a  television  receiving  set OR SUCH A VIDEO MONITOR OR
SCREEN solely because such set, MONITOR OR SCREEN  utilizes  power  from
such  vehicle.  The  provisions of this subdivision shall not prohibit a
vehicle with a weight of ten thousand pounds or more  or  a  school  bus
from using closed-circuit television receiving equipment exclusively for
safety  and  maneuvering  purposes, in accordance with regulations to be
established by the commissioner. NO RETAILER SHALL INSTALL IN ANY  MOTOR
VEHICLE,  ANY  VIDEO  MONITOR OR SCREEN UPON WHICH ANY MEANS OF VISUALLY
DISPLAYING A TELEVISION BROADCAST OR VIDEO SIGNAL THAT  PRODUCES  ENTER-
TAINMENT  OR  BUSINESS  APPLICATIONS AT ANY POINT FORWARD OF THE BACK OF
THE DRIVER'S SEAT, OR WITHIN THE VIEW OF THE OPERATOR OF THE MOTOR VEHI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04789-01-5

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