Assembly Bill A557

2013-2014 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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2013-A557 (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
2011-2012: A1533

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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