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New York Motorcycle Bills

 


Helmet Repeal:
A3699  S2836

Exempts motorcyclists over the age of twenty-one from the requirement of wearing protective helmets of a type approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles when operating or riding a motorcycle.

Sponsor Parment  A3699

  01/26/2007 referred to transportation Currently in ASSEMBLY Transportation Committee

Sponsor Nozzolio  S2836

  02/12/2007 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION Currently in Senate Transportation Committee

 

Confiscation Bill: A1939  S1705

Provides that ownership of unidentifiable part in identifiable motorcycle, other than a stolen motorcycle shall be returned to such owner, provided that department has made findings such owner had no knowledge part was unidentifiable and that owner wasn’t responsible nor acted in concert to render such part unidentifiable; provides that a department investigation shall take place within thirty days after seizure of motorcycle; and requires commissioner to establish criteria to determine whether motorcycle shall be confiscated, seized or impounded and also to establish a system to ensure return of motorcycles to owners in undamaged condition.

 

Stolen Vehicle Bill: A02780  S1662

Expedites the return of stolen motor vehicles and motorcycles to their rightful owners thereby reducing overcrowding of police storage pounds; provides for evidentiary photographs of their vehicle to be made available upon discovery.

 

Red Light Bill: A7568  S0405

Authorizes the operator of a motorcycle to cautiously proceed through an intersection when facing a steady red traffic-control signal, if he or she has stopped and the signal remains red for an unreasonable period of time such that the signal is apparently malfunctioning or is triggered by the approach of a motor vehicle and the motor vehicle has not been detected by the signal.