Senate Bill S940

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle on a public road, street or highway which is equipped with a display device within the view of the operator

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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-S940 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S562
2013-2014: S1499
2015-2016: S457
2017-2018: S1173

2011-S940 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle on a public road, street or highway which is equipped with a display device within the view of the operator; defines the term "display device" as equipment designed and used for the purpose of receiving and displaying a broadcast image.

2011-S940 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S940 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   940

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MARCELLINO, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
  tion

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the opera-
  tion of motor vehicles with a display device

  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. (A) It shall be unlawful to operate upon  any  public  highway  in
this  state a motor vehicle which is equipped with a [television receiv-
ing set] DISPLAY DEVICE within view of the operator or in which a [tele-
vision receiving set] DISPLAY DEVICE is in operation within the view  of
the  operator. A motor vehicle shall not be deemed to be equipped with a
[television receiving set] DISPLAY DEVICE (I) solely because such  [set]
DISPLAY  DEVICE utilizes power from such vehicle OR (II) IF SUCH DISPLAY
DEVICE IS EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTIONING DEVICE THAT DISABLES  SUCH  EQUIP-
MENT  WHENEVER  SUCH  MOTOR VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. 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.
  (B)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "DISPLAY DEVICE"
SHALL MEAN EQUIPMENT DESIGNED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING  AND
DISPLAYING  BROADCAST  TELEVISION  IMAGES,  VISUAL IMAGES FROM A DIGITAL
VIDEO DISC RECORDER OR PLAYER OR VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OR  PLAYER,  OR
VISUAL  IMAGES  WHILE  TRANSMITTED  BY WIRELESS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. SUCH
TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE:
  (I) VEHICLE INFORMATION OR INSTRUMENTATION DISPLAYS;

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

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