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Assembly Bill A7927A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to rear passenger seat belts requirement

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2015-A7927 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6015
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1229-c, add §108-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3446
2019-2020: S3564

2015-A7927 - Summary

Relates to requiring rear passengers to wear seat belts.

2015-A7927 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7927

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. LINARES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
  DAVILA, GOTTFRIED, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to rear passen-
  ger seat belts

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1, subdivision 3 and subdivi-
sion 9 of section 1229-c of the vehicle and traffic law,  paragraph  (c)
of  subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2005, subdivi-
sion 3 as added by chapter 365 of the laws of 1984 and subdivision 9  as
amended  by  chapter  390  of  the  laws of 1996, are amended to read as
follows:
  (c) in the case of any other back seat passenger  [under  the  age  of
sixteen],  he  or  she  is  restrained  by a safety belt approved by the
commissioner.
  3. No person shall operate a  motor  vehicle  unless  such  person  is
restrained  by  a  safety  belt  approved by the commissioner. No person
[sixteen years of age or over] shall be a passenger in the front OR BACK
seat of a motor vehicle unless such person is  restrained  by  a  safety
belt approved by the commissioner.
  9.  [Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of subdivision four, this] THIS
section shall [not] apply to taxis,  liveries,  and  buses  [other  than
school  buses] WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRANSIT BUSES AS DEFINED IN SECTION
ONE HUNDRED EIGHT-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
108-a to read as follows:
  S  108-A.  TRANSIT  BUS.  A MOTOR VEHICLE AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION ONE
HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER INTENDED TO  ACCOMMODATE  STANDING  PASSEN-
GERS, TRAVELING SHORT DISTANCES ON A FIXED ROUTE MAKING FREQUENT STOPS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09296-02-5

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2015-A7927A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6015
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1229-c, add §108-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3446
2019-2020: S3564

2015-A7927A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring rear passengers to wear seat belts.

2015-A7927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7927--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LINARES,  COOK,  STECK, GOTTFRIED, DAVILA --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, HOOPER, RIVERA, ROBINSON -- read
  once and referred to the  Committee  on  Transportation  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to rear passen-
  ger seat belts

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1, subdivision  3  and
subdivision  9  of  section  1229-c  of the vehicle and traffic law, the
opening paragraph of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 18 of the  laws
of  2005,  subdivision 3 as added by chapter 365 of the laws of 1984 and
subdivision 9 as amended by chapter 390 of the laws of 1996, are amended
to read as follows:
  No person shall operate a motor vehicle, OTHER  THAN  TAXIS,  LIVERIES
AND BUSES in this state unless:
  3.  No  person  shall  operate  a  motor vehicle unless such person is
restrained by a safety belt approved  by  the  commissioner.  No  person
sixteen  years  of age or over shall be a passenger in the front OR BACK
seat of a motor vehicle unless such person is  restrained  by  a  safety
belt approved by the commissioner.
  9.  [Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of subdivision four, this] THIS
section shall [not] apply to taxis,  liveries,  and  buses  [other  than
school  buses] WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRANSIT BUSES AS DEFINED IN SECTION
ONE HUNDRED EIGHT-A OF THIS CHAPTER.  UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, ANY PENAL-
TY FOR AN UNRESTRAINED BACK SEAT PASSENGER SHALL BE  THE  RESPONSIBILITY
OF  SUCH  PASSENGER,  WITH  THE  EXCEPTION  OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF
SIXTEEN, WHERE SUCH PENALTY SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF  HIS  OR  HER
PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09296-06-5

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