Assembly Bill A1533

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the knowing installation, reinstallation, distribution, or sale of a previously deployed inflatable restraint system airbag

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  • 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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2011-A1533 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §270.40, Pen L; amd §417-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1839
2013-2014: A557

2011-A1533 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the knowing installation, reinstallation, distribution or sale of a previously deployed inflatable restraint system (airbag); violation is a class A misdemeanor; requires notice to be given when an airbag is missing in a repair or transfer transaction; prohibits overriding an airbag readiness indicator light

2011-A1533 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1533

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. DINOWITZ, SCHIMMINGER, PAULIN, COLTON -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CANESTRARI, ENGLEBRIGHT, HOYT, McEN-
  ENY, McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law  and  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in
  relation to unlawfully dealing with inflatable restraint systems

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 270.40  to
read as follows:
S 270.40 UNLAWFULLY DEALING WITH INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS.
  1.  "INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT SYSTEM" MEANS A DEVICE USED OR INTENDED FOR
USE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE TO PROTECT THE SAFETY  OF  VEHICLE  OCCUPANTS  BY
INFLATING  UPON  THE OCCURRENCE OF AN IMPACT OF THE VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER
OBJECT. "DISTRIBUTION OR  SALE"  OF  A  PREVIOUSLY  DEPLOYED  INFLATABLE
RESTRAINT  SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE A TRANSFER THEREOF MADE
FOR PURPOSES OF DISPOSAL.
  2.(A) ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY INSTALLS, REINSTALLS,  DISTRIBUTES,  OR
SELLS ANY PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS GUILTY OF A
CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  (B)  (1)  ANY  PERSON  WHO  KNOWINGLY  INSTALLS A COVER OVER A MISSING
INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM ANYWHERE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE  WITHOUT  GIVING
THE  OWNER  OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE NOTICE ON THE REPAIR INVOICE IN WRITING
OF SUCH MISSING INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM  IS  GUILTY  OF  A  CLASS  A
MISDEMEANOR.  SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL BE IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND SHALL BE IN AT LEAST TEN POINT ALL  CAPITAL
TYPE,  AND  SHALL  CLEARLY STATE: "NO AIR BAG INSTALLED" OR "NO AIR BAGS
INSTALLED", AND SHALL CLEARLY  INDICATE  EXACTLY  WHERE  THE  INFLATABLE
RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO BE LOCATED IN THE VEHICLE.
  (2)  ANY  PERSON  WHO  KNOWINGLY  SELLS, RESELLS, TRANSFERS, GIVES, OR
TRADES A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A MISSING INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM  WITH-
OUT  GIVING THE PERSON TO WHOM THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS SOLD, RESOLD, TRANS-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04481-01-1

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