Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A557
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
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
Robin Schimminger
Amy Paulin
William Colton
Anthony Brindisi
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Brian F. Curran
Steven Englebright
Thomas McKevitt
2013-A557 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A557 (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
2013-A557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 557 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, SCHIMMINGER, PAULIN, COLTON -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CURRAN, ENGLEBRIGHT, 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- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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