Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 22, 2013 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A2977
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
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
co-Sponsors
Earlene Hooper
Michael DenDekker
David Weprin
Fred Thiele
multi-Sponsors
Marcos Crespo
Dov Hikind
Annette Robinson
Harvey Weisenberg
2013-A2977 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A2977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2977 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, HOOPER, BOYLAND, CASTRO, DenDEKKER, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO, HIKIND, ROBINSON, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to mandating ignition interlock devices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1198-b to read as follows: S 1198-B. INSTALLATION OF IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES. 1. EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, MANUFACTURED FOR USE IN THIS STATE ON AND AFTER DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AND EVERY SECOND HAND MOTOR VEHICLE SOLD IN THIS STATE ON AND AFTER DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN WHICH IS CAPABLE OF HAVING AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE INSTALLED, SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTIONAL IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE OF A TYPE AND SPEC- IFICATION AS CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH PURSUANT TO SUBDI- VISION SIX OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE. 2. IGNITION INTERLOCKING DEVICES FOR EXISTING MOTOR VEHICLES REGIS- TERED IN THE STATE. ANY MOTOR VEHICLE AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BY DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND SEVENTEEN BE RETROFITTED SO THAT ALL SUCH VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN IGNITION INTERLOCKING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "IGNITION INTERLOCKING DEVICE" SHALL MEAN ANY BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION EQUIVALENCE MEASURING DEVICE WHICH CONNECTS TO A MOTOR VEHICLE IGNITION SYSTEM AND PREVENTS A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED WITHOUT FIRST DETERMINING THROUGH AN ESSENTIAL DEEP LUNG BREATH SAMPLE THAT THE OPERATOR'S EQUIVALENT BREATH ALCOHOL LEVEL DOES NOT EXCEED THE CALIBRATED SETTING ON SUCH DEVICE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06851-01-3
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