Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Assembly Bill A1815
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PRETLOW
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
2021-A1815 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A1815 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires all motor vehicles transporting five or more weapons or ammunition for five or more weapons to have a separate storage area secured by padlock or combination lock and all such weapons and ammunition to be so secured when being transported and imposes a fine of at least $1,000 and not more than $5,000 for violation.
2021-A1815 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1815 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the trans- portation of weapons and ammunition 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 379 to read as follows: § 379. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLE TRANSPORTING WEAPONS AND/OR AMMUNITION. 1. ALL MOTOR VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT FIVE OR MORE WEAPONS OF ANY TYPE, AND AMMUNITION SUFFICIENT FOR FIVE OR MORE WEAPONS SHALL HAVE A SEPARATE STORAGE AREA SECURED BY A PADLOCK OR COMBINATION LOCK AND ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY REMOVING SUCH LOCK, WHICH SHALL BE OF SUCH STRENGTH TO RESIST BEING CUT BY ANY READILY AVAILABLE TOOL. AT NO TIME SHALL AMMUNITION AND WEAPONS BE SECURED IN THE SAME STORAGE AREA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU- LATIONS RELATING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF WEAPONS AND/OR AMMUNITION CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION. 3. THE TRANSPORTATION OF WEAPONS AND/OR AMMUNITION NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION OR THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate- ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00053-01-1
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