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S6728Senate2013-2014 Session

Increases fines for the use of mobile telephones or the use of portable electronic devices while in a work area or school zone

Sponsor Michael H. RanzenhoferSD-61+2 co-sponsorsAffects Transportation
Status
In Senate Committee
Transportation
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Michael H. Ranzenhofer

Senator · Senate District 61

Chair, Corporations, Authorities And Commissions

History

  1. Print number 6728a
  2. Amend (t) and recommit to transportation
  3. Referred to transportation

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S6728A

Title of bill

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increased fines for the use of mobile telephones or the use of portable electronic devices while in a work area or school zone

Purpose

To help to protect school children and highway workers

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:;

Section 1 - amends section 1225-c of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new subdivision 5 which adds an additional $100 fine to the applicable fines for using a mobile telephone when operating a motor vehicle in a school zone or work area. This section also defines a work area and school zone for the purposes of the subdivision.

Section 2 - amends section 1225-d of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new subdivision 7 which adds an additional $100 fine to the applicable fines for using a portable electronic device when operating a motor vehicle in a school zone or work area. This section also defines a work area and school zone for the purposes of the subdivision.

Section 3 - provides that this act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become law.

Justification

It is now well recognized that using a mobile telephone or a portable electronic device while operating a motor vehicle distracts the driver and is dangerous to the driver, any occupants in the vehicle and to other vehicles and nearby pedestrians. It is particularly dangerous in work areas, where workers may be located near traffic flow, and in school zones where children, or their parents, are frequently walking and crossing streets. In either situation, the margin for error is much reduced, and it is critical that motorists direct all of their attention to observing where they are going and what is happening around them. This bill will help to protect both children and workers from drivers who are distracted by mobile telephones or portable electronic devices.

Legislative history

New Bill.

Fiscal implications

None to state.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the 60th day after it shall have become law.

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