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Assembly Bill A2838

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires state police to carry and offer use of jumper cables

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2019-A2838 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5301
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §212-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11336
2021-2022: A2314, S1595
2023-2024: A6974, S2195
2025-2026: A4175, S486

2019-A2838 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state police to carry and offer use of jumper cables to disabled vehicles.

2019-A2838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2838
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FERNANDEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state police
   to carry and offer use of jumper cables
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 212-a
 to read as follows:
   § 212-A. REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. THE  SUPERINTENDENT  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT
 EVERY  VEHICLE  OPERATED  BY  THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE BE EQUIPPED WITH
 JUMPER CABLES TO ASSIST IN POWERING THE BATTERY OF DISABLED VEHICLES.  A
 STATE  POLICE  OFFICER  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO OFFER USE OF SUCH JUMPER
 CABLES WHEN APPROACHING A DISABLED VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03766-01-9

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