Bill Text: NY A00410 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Prohibits a child from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions presenting substantial risk.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-09 - held for consideration in codes [A00410 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A00410-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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410--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, BENEDETTO, GALEF, GUNTHER, HOOPER,
ORTIZ, RIVERA, SCHIMEL, GABRYSZAK, MILLMAN, MAISEL, TITUS, ROBERTS --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BRENNAN, CLARK, COOK, GIBSON,
MAGEE, McDONOUGH, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
a child from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions
presenting substantial risk
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1210-a to read as follows:
3 S 1210-A. UNATTENDED CHILD IN A MOTOR VEHICLE. NO PARENT, GUARDIAN OR
4 OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS
5 THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OLD SHALL KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY, UNDER CONDITIONS
6 THAT PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK, LEAVE SUCH CHILD UNAT-
7 TENDED INSIDE A MOTOR VEHICLE. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED
8 TO SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECTION OF LAW.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November after it
10 shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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