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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 17, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A2668
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
multi-Sponsors
N. Nick Perry
2013-A2668 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A2668 (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.
2013-A2668 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2668 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2013 ___________ 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. LBD00797-01-3
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