Assembly Bill A4031

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state equipped with a radar device commonly known as a phazer II connected to a power source

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A4031 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §397-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9743
2011-2012: A6820
2013-2014: A5599
2015-2016: A3091
2017-2018: A3547
2019-2020: A6423
2021-2022: A3067

2023-A4031 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state equipped with a radar device commonly known as a PHAZER II connected to a power source; provides for use of rebuttable presumption.

2023-A4031 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4031
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. COOK, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Transporta-
   tion
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibition
   of radar detectors
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 397-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE UPON ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY  IN  THIS
 STATE  A  MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A RADAR DETECTOR OR LASER
 DETECTOR COMMONLY KNOWN AS A PHAZER II  DEVICE.  THE  PRESENCE  IN  SUCH
 VEHICLE  OF  A  PHAZER  II  DEVICE CONNECTED TO A POWER SOURCE AND IN AN
 OPERABLE CONDITION IS PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF  ITS  USE  BY  ANY  PERSON
 OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE. SUCH PRESUMPTION SHALL BE REBUTTED BY ANY CREDI-
 BLE  AND  RELIABLE EVIDENCE WHICH TENDS TO SHOW THAT SUCH DEVICE WAS NOT
 IN USE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07057-01-3

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