Bill Text: NY A04031 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits operation of a motor vehicle on any highway in this state equipped with a radar device commonly known as a PHAZER II connected to a power source; provides for use of rebuttable presumption.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to transportation [A04031 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A04031-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4031 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta- tion AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibition of radar detectors The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 397-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. It shall be unlawful to operate upon any public highway in this 4 state a motor vehicle which is equipped with a radar detector or laser 5 detector commonly known as a phazer II device. The presence in such 6 vehicle of a phazer II device connected to a power source and in an 7 operable condition is presumptive evidence of its use by any person 8 operating such vehicle. Such presumption shall be rebutted by any credi- 9 ble and reliable evidence which tends to show that such device was not 10 in use. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07057-01-3
