Relates to driving while using a portable electronic device; removes the requirement that there be reasonable cause a person using the device has committed a violation to issue a summons.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6992
IN SENATE
March 4, 2010
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Introduced by Sens. DILAN, MARCELLINO, DIAZ, VOLKER -- (at request of
the Governor) -- 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, in relation to the use of
portable electronic devices
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as added by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 6. A violation of this section shall be a traffic infraction and shall
5 be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred fifty dollars.
6 [Provided, however, that a summons for operating a motor vehicle in
7 violation of this section shall only be issued when there is reasonable
8 cause to believe that the person operating such motor vehicle has
9 committed a violation of the laws of this state other than a violation
10 of this section.]
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD12193-01-0
