Assembly Bill A3547

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state equipped with a radar device commonly known as a phazer II connected to a power source

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2017-A3547 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §397-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9743
2011-2012: A6820
2013-2014: A5599
2015-2016: A3091
2019-2020: A6423
2021-2022: A3067
2023-2024: A4031

2017-A3547 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state equipped with a radar device commonly known as a PHAZER II connected to a power source; provides for use of rebuttable presumption.

2017-A3547 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3547
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. COOK, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta-
   tion
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibition
   of radar detectors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 397-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  IT  SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE UPON ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN THIS
 STATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A RADAR DETECTOR  OR  LASER
 DETECTOR  COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS  A  PHAZER II DEVICE. THE PRESENCE IN SUCH
 VEHICLE OF A PHAZER II DEVICE CONNECTED TO A  POWER  SOURCE  AND  IN  AN
 OPERABLE  CONDITION  IS  PRESUMPTIVE  EVIDENCE  OF ITS USE BY ANY PERSON
 OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE. SUCH PRESUMPTION SHALL BE REBUTTED BY ANY CREDI-
 BLE AND RELIABLE EVIDENCE WHICH TENDS TO SHOW THAT SUCH DEVICE  WAS  NOT
 IN USE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05625-01-7

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