Assembly Bill A8700

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain children from riding on a motorcycle

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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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2017-A8700 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1251, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3731
2021-2022: A148
2023-2024: A2690

2017-A8700 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting children under the age of twelve from riding on a motorcycle.

2017-A8700 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8700
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              October 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
   certain children from riding on a motorcycle
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1251 of the vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE OR RIDE A MOTORCYCLE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY,
 ROAD OR STREET IN THIS STATE WITH A CHILD UNDER THE  AGE  OF  TWELVE  ON
 SUCH MOTORCYCLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13403-01-7

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