* § 495-d. Operating manuals for micromobility devices, bicycles with
electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion
batteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices or
bicycles. 1. No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation
shall manufacture, distribute, assemble, recondition, sell or offer for
sale, lease or rent any bicycles with electric assist as defined in
section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law powered by a
lithium-ion battery, micromobility devices powered by a lithium-ion
battery, limited use motorcycles as defined in section one hundred
twenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic law powered by a lithium-ion
battery, or lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such bicycles with
electric assist, micromobility devices, or limited use motorcycles
without providing to the purchaser an operating manual for such device.

2. Such operating manual referred to in subdivision one of this
section shall be printed in English and the three most common
non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals
in the state, based on the data in the most recent American Community
Survey published by the United States Census Bureau. The manual shall
include instructions on how to store and charge the battery, when and
where to charge the battery, and what to do if the battery overheats or
leaks, there is a strange odor or noise associated with the battery or
there is a change in the shape or color of the battery, and a website
address where the electronic version of such manual is available in
English and the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by
limited-English proficient individuals in the state, based on the data
in the most recent American Community Survey published by the United
States Census Bureau.

3. Violation of subdivisions one and two of this section shall be
punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for the
first offense and not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent
offense.

4. This section shall not annul, alter, affect, or exempt any person,
firm, partnership, corporation, or association, subject to the
provisions of this section from complying with the laws, ordinances,
rules, or regulations of any locality, relating to the affixing,
labeling, or provision of identification, safety, informational, or
other materials.