Assembly Bill A6759

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to rules regarding unattended motor vehicles

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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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2023-A6759 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1210, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3031

2023-A6759 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exception to the requirement that no person shall permit a vehicle to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, if a remote car starter is being used while away from the vehicle to engage the vehicle's climate controls.

2023-A6759 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6759
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  vehicle  and  traffic law, in relation to rules
   regarding unattended motor vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 350 of the laws of 1967, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (a)  No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it
 to stand unattended without  first  stopping  the  engine,  locking  the
 ignition, removing the key from the vehicle, and effectively setting the
 brake  thereon  and,  when  standing  upon  any grade, turning the front
 wheels to the curb or  side  of  the  highway,  provided,  however,  the
 provision  for  removing  the key from the vehicle shall not require the
 removal of keys hidden from sight about the vehicle for  convenience  or
 emergency.  THERE SHALL BE AN EXCEPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF STOPPING
 THE  ENGINE  WHEN  A  PERSON  DRIVING OR IN CHARGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IS
 ALLOWING SUCH VEHICLE TO STAND UNATTENDED IF  SUCH  PERSON  IS  USING  A
 REMOTE CAR STARTER TO TURN THE ENGINE ON WHILE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF ENGAGING SUCH VEHICLE'S CLIMATE CONTROLS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10151-02-3

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