Assembly Bill A4291

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires all police vehicles to be equipped with bulletproof or bullet resistant glass

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4291 (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:
2017-2018: A5346
2019-2020: A4033

2015-A4291 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all police vehicles to be equipped with bulletproof or bullet resistant glass.

2015-A4291 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4291

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to bullet proof
  glass on police vehicles

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

  Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
  52.  A. ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, ANY POLICE
VEHICLE PURCHASED BY THE STATE, A PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR ANY  MUNICIPALITY
MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH BULLETPROOF OR BULLET RESISTANT GLASS.
  B.  THE SUPERINTENDENT OR CHIEF OF POLICE, OR OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SUPERVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A FLEET OF POLICE VEHICLES, SHALL
CAUSE ANY POLICE VEHICLE THAT IS IN USE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SUBDIVISION TO BE  RETROFITTED  WITH  BULLETPROOF  OR  BULLET  RESISTANT
GLASS. SUCH PERSON MAY CAUSE SUCH GLASS REPLACEMENT TO BE PERFORMED ON A
STAGGERED  BASIS  SO  THAT ALL POLICE VEHICLES ARE NOT OUT OF SERVICE AT
THE SAME TIME.
  C. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE  SERVICES,  IN
CONSULTATION  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SHALL PROMULGATE
RULES AND REGULATIONS DETERMINING THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT MUST BE MET TO
CONSIDER ANY GLASS AS "BULLETPROOF" OR "BULLET RESISTANT".
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07415-01-5

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