Senate Bill S6467

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Modifies what constitutes obstruction to a driver's view or driving mechanism

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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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2021-S6467 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1213, V & T L

2021-S6467 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Modifies what constitutes obstruction to a driver's view or driving mechanism; provides that the hanging of air fresheners and other devices from the rearview mirror is explicitly permitted.

2021-S6467 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6467 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6467
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  modifying
   what constitutes obstruction to a driver's view or driving mechanism
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1213 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended  by
 chapter 621 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1213. Obstruction  to  driver's  view  or  driving mechanism. (a) No
 person shall drive a motor vehicle when it is so loaded, or  when  there
 are  in  the  front  seat  such  number  of  persons as to SUBSTANTIALLY
 obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle  or
 as to SUBSTANTIALLY interfere with the driver's control over the driving
 mechanism  of  the  vehicle.  In no event shall there be more than three
 persons in the front seat of any vehicle, except  where  such  seat  has
 been  constructed  to  accommodate  more than three persons and there is
 eighteen inches of seating capacity for each passenger  or  occupant  in
 said front seat.
   (b)  No  passenger  in  a  vehicle shall ride in such a position as to
 SUBSTANTIALLY interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or
 to SUBSTANTIALLY interfere with his OR  HER  control  over  the  driving
 mechanism of the vehicle.
   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 HANGING OF AIR FRESHENERS AND OTHER DEVICES FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR  IS
 EXPLICITLY  PERMITTED  AND SHALL NOT PROVIDE A BASIS FOR A TRAFFIC STOP,
 FINE, FEE OR ANY PENALTY WHATSOEVER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11164-01-1

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