S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3127
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the navigation law, in
relation to implementing oral fluid tests
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1194 of the vehicle and traffic
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) ORAL FLUID TEST. (1) DEFINITION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,
"ORAL FLUID TEST" MEANS A STANDARDIZED PRELIMINARY SALIVA ANALYSIS TEST
VALIDATED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION FOR THE
DETECTION OF CANNABIS. A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST IS CONSIDERED AN ORAL FLUID
TEST IF IT IS ADMINISTERED IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS
PRESCRIBED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.
(2) ORAL FLUID TEST. EVERY PERSON OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH HAS
BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR WHICH IS OPERATED IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL, AT THE REQUEST OF A POLICE OFFI-
CER, SUBMIT TO AN ORAL FLUID TEST TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE OFFI-
CER. IF SUCH TEST INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF CANNABIS IN THE PERSON'S
SALIVA, THE POLICE OFFICER MAY REQUEST SUCH OPERATOR TO SUBMIT TO A
CHEMICAL TEST IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION.
§ 2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1194
of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of
1996, is amended to read as follows:
(2) within two hours after a breath test, as provided in paragraph (b)
of subdivision one of this section, AND/OR AN ORAL FLUID TEST, AS
PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, indicates
that alcohol AND/OR CANNABIS has been consumed by such person and in
accordance with the rules and regulations established by the police
force of which the officer is a member;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 3. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 1194
of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 489 of the laws of
2017 and clause (A) as amended by chapter 27 of the laws of 2018, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) If: (A) such person having been placed under arrest; or (B) after
a breath test indicates the presence of alcohol in the person's system;
or (C) AFTER AN ORAL FLUID TEST INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF CANNABIS IN
THE PERSON'S SALIVA; OR (D) with regard to a person under the age of
twenty-one, there are reasonable grounds to believe that such person has
been operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol in
violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article; and
having thereafter been requested to submit to such chemical test and
having been informed that the person's license or permit to drive and
any non-resident operating privilege shall be immediately suspended and
subsequently revoked, or, for operators under the age of twenty-one for
whom there are reasonable grounds to believe that such operator has been
operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol in violation of
section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article, shall be revoked
for refusal to submit to such chemical test or any portion thereof,
whether or not the person is found guilty of the charge for which such
person is arrested or detained, refuses to submit to such chemical test
or any portion thereof, unless a court order has been granted pursuant
to subdivision three of this section, the test shall not be given and a
written report of such refusal shall be immediately made by the police
officer before whom such refusal was made. Such report may be verified
by having the report sworn to, or by affixing to such report a form
notice that false statements made therein are punishable as a class A
misdemeanor pursuant to section 210.45 of the penal law and such form
notice together with the subscription of the deponent shall constitute a
verification of the report.
§ 4. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 1194
of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 47 of the laws of
1988, is amended to read as follows:
(2) a. either such person operated the vehicle in violation of any
subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article, or
b. a breath test administered by a police officer in accordance with
paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section indicates that alcohol
has been consumed by such person, OR
C. AN ORAL FLUID TEST ADMINISTERED BY A POLICE OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION INDICATES THE
PRESENCE OF CANNABIS IN THE PERSON'S SALIVA; and
§ 5. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
1195-a to read as follows:
§ 1195-A. ORAL FLUID TEST EVIDENCE. 1. ADMISSIBILITY. UPON THE TRIAL
OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF ACTIONS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN
COMMITTED BY ANY PERSON ARRESTED FOR A VIOLATION OF ANY SUBDIVISION OF
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COURT SHALL ADMIT
THE RESULTS OF AN ORAL FLUID TEST PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
2. PROBATIVE VALUE. THE FOLLOWING EFFECT SHALL BE GIVEN TO EVIDENCE OF
CANNABIS CONSUMPTION, AS DETERMINED BY SUCH TESTS, OF A PERSON ARRESTED
FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE:
(A) TO ASSIST THE COURT OR HEARING OFFICER IN DETERMINING A CHALLENGE
TO THE VALIDITY OF AN ARREST. THIS SUBDIVISION DOES NOT LIMIT THE INTRO-
DUCTION OF OTHER COMPETENT EVIDENCE OFFERED TO ESTABLISH THE VALIDITY OF
AN ARREST.
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(B) AS EVIDENCE OF THE PRESENCE OR NONPRESENCE OF CANNABIS IN THE
DEFENDANT'S SALIVA IF OFFERED BY THE DEFENDANT TO REBUT TESTIMONY ELIC-
ITED ON CROSS-EXAMINATION OF A DEFENSE WITNESS THAT AN ORAL FLUID TEST
OF THE DEFENDANT'S SALIVA SHOWED THE PRESENCE OF CANNABIS THAT WAS NOT
FOUND TO BE PRESENT WHEN A CHEMICAL TEST OF THE DEFENDANT'S BLOOD OR
URINE WAS ADMINISTERED UNDER SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS
ARTICLE.
(C) AS EVIDENCE OF THE PRESENCE OR NONPRESENCE OF CANNABIS IN THE
DEFENDANT'S SALIVA IF OFFERED BY THE PROSECUTION TO REBUT TESTIMONY
ELICITED ON CROSS-EXAMINATION OF A PROSECUTION WITNESS THAT AN ORAL
FLUID TEST OF THE DEFENDANT'S SALIVA SHOWED NO PRESENCE OF CANNABIS THAT
WAS FOUND TO BE PRESENT WHEN A CHEMICAL TEST OF THE DEFENDANT'S BLOOD OR
URINE WAS ADMINISTERED UNDER SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS
ARTICLE.
3. SUPPRESSION. A DEFENDANT WHO HAS BEEN COMPELLED TO SUBMIT TO AN
ORAL FLUID TEST PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVI-
SION ONE OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE MAY MOVE
FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF SUCH EVIDENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SEVEN
HUNDRED TEN OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE ORDER
WAS OBTAINED AND THE TEST ADMINISTERED IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF
SUCH SUBDIVISION OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.
§ 6. Subdivision 6 of section 49-a of the navigation law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) ORAL FLUID TEST. (1) DEFINITION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,
"ORAL FLUID TEST" MEANS A STANDARDIZED PRELIMINARY SALIVA ANALYSIS TEST
VALIDATED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION FOR THE
DETECTION OF CANNABIS. A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST IS CONSIDERED AN ORAL FLUID
TEST IF IT IS ADMINISTERED IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS
PRESCRIBED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.
(2) ORAL FLUID TEST. EVERY PERSON OPERATING A VESSEL ON THE WATERS OF
THE STATE WHICH HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR WHICH IS OPERATED IN
VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL, AT THE REQUEST
OF A POLICE OFFICER, SUBMIT TO AN ORAL FLUID TEST TO BE ADMINISTERED BY
THE POLICE OFFICER. IF SUCH TEST INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF CANNABIS IN
THE PERSON'S SALIVA, THE POLICE OFFICER MAY REQUEST SUCH OPERATOR TO
SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN
OF THIS SECTION.
§ 7. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 7 of section 49-a of the
navigation law, as added by chapter 805 of the laws of 1992, are amended
to read as follows:
(a) Any person who operates a vessel on the waters of the state shall
be requested to consent to a chemical test of one or more of the follow-
ing: breath, blood, urine, or saliva for the purpose of determining the
alcoholic or drug content of his blood, provided that such test is
administered at the direction of a police officer: (1) having reasonable
cause to believe such person to have been operating in violation of this
subdivision or paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subdivision two of
this section and within two hours after such person has been placed
under arrest for any such violation or (2) within two hours after a
breath test as provided in paragraph (b) of subdivision six of this
section indicates that alcohol has been consumed by such person OR (3)
WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER AN ORAL FLUID TEST AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (C)
OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF CANNABIS IN
THE PERSON'S SALIVA and in accordance with the rules and regulations
established by the police force of which the officer is a member.
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(b) If such person having been placed under arrest or after a breath
test indicates the presence of alcohol in the person's system OR AFTER
AN ORAL FLUID TEST INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF CANNABIS IN THE PERSON'S
SALIVA and having thereafter been requested to submit to such chemical
test and having been informed that the person's privilege to operate a
vessel shall be immediately suspended for refusal to submit to such
chemical test or any portion thereof, whether or not the person is found
guilty of the charge for which such person is arrested, refuses to
submit to such chemical test or any portion thereof, unless a court
order has been granted pursuant to subdivision eight of this section,
the test shall not be given and a written report of such refusal shall
be immediately made by the police officer before whom such refusal was
made. Such report may be verified by having the report sworn to, or by
affixing to such report a form notice that false statements made therein
are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to section 210.45 of
the penal law and such form notice together with the subscription of the
deponent shall constitute a verification of the report. The report of
the police officer shall set forth reasonable grounds to believe such
arrested person to have been operating a vessel in violation of any
paragraph of subdivision two of this section, that said person had
refused to submit to such chemical test, and that no chemical test was
administered pursuant to the requirements of subdivision eight of this
section. The report shall be presented to the court upon the arraignment
of the arrested person. The privilege to operate a vessel shall, upon
the basis of such written report, be temporarily suspended by the court
without notice pending the determination of a hearing as provided here-
in. Copies of such report must be transmitted by the court to the
commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation and the
commissioner of motor vehicles and such transmittal may not be waived
even with the consent of all the parties. Such report shall be forwarded
to each commissioner within forty-eight hours of such arraignment. The
court shall provide such person with a hearing date schedule, a waiver
form, and such other information as may be required by the commissioner
of motor vehicles. If a hearing, as provided for in paragraph (c) of
this subdivision, is waived by such person, the commissioner of motor
vehicles shall immediately suspend the privilege to operate a vessel, as
of the date of receipt of such waiver in accordance with the provisions
of paragraph (d) of this subdivision.
§ 8. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 49-a of the navigation
law, as amended by chapter 688 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read
as follows:
(a) Any person who operates a vessel on the waters of the state shall
be requested to consent to a chemical test of one or more of the follow-
ing: breath, blood, urine, or saliva for the purpose of determining the
alcoholic or drug content of [his] THE PERSON'S blood, provided that
such test is administered at the direction of a police officer: (1)
having reasonable cause to believe such person to have been operating in
violation of this subdivision or paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or
(e-1) of subdivision two of this section and within two hours after such
person has been placed under arrest for any such violation or (2) within
two hours after a breath test as provided in paragraph (b) of subdivi-
sion six of this section indicates that alcohol has been consumed by
such person OR (3) WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER AN ORAL FLUID TEST AS PROVIDED
IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION INDICATES THE PRES-
ENCE OF CANNABIS IN THE PERSON'S SALIVA and in accordance with the rules
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and regulations established by the police force of which the officer is
a member.
§ 9. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 8 of section 49-a
of the navigation law, as added by chapter 805 of the laws of 1992, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) (i) either such person operated the vessel in violation of any
paragraph of subdivision two of this section, or
(ii) a breath test administered by a police officer in accordance with
subdivision six of this section indicates that alcohol has been consumed
by such person, OR
(III) AN ORAL FLUID TEST ADMINISTERED BY A POLICE OFFICER IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF
CANNABIS IN THE PERSON'S SALIVA; and
§ 10. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that section eight of this act
shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as section 3
of chapter 688 of the laws of 2022, takes effect. 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.