What's happening
This bill requires all newly purchased and existing police vehicles in New York to be equipped with bulletproof or bullet-resistant glass.
Why it matters
Aims to reduce risk of firearm-related injuries or deaths among police officers. by requiring bulletproof or bullet-resistant glass in all police vehicles, both new purchases and existing fleets, potentially making routine police work safer.
Mandates retrofitting of current police vehicles. , which could have significant budgetary and logistical impacts on state, city, and local law enforcement agencies, possibly affecting vehicle availability and funding priorities.
Empowers state agencies to set clear technical standards. for what qualifies as "bulletproof" or "bullet resistant" glass, which could influence the quality, cost, and effectiveness of the equipment installed.
May set a precedent for police vehicle safety nationwide. , prompting other states or municipalities to consider similar requirements, and sparking broader debates on balancing officer safety with public expenditure and policing practices.
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Who cares
State agencies, public authorities and municipalities
Police vehicles they purchase on or after January 1, 2021, would have to come equipped with bulletproof or bullet-resistant glass.
Police chiefs and fleet supervisors
They would have to retrofit police vehicles already in use when the requirement takes effect, with staggered replacements allowed to avoid taking the entire fleet out of service at once.
Police officers
Vehicles they use would be required to have bulletproof or bullet-resistant glass, including through retrofits of existing vehicles.
Division of Criminal Justice Services and Department of Motor Vehicles
The DCJS commissioner would set specifications for qualifying glass in consultation with the motor vehicles commissioner.
Headline styles
Require Bulletproof Police Cars
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Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4033
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to bullet proof glass on police vehicles
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 53 to read as follows:
53. a. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-one, any police vehicle purchased by the state, a public authority, or any municipality must be equipped with bulletproof or bullet resistant glass.
b. The superintendent or chief of police, or other person responsible for the supervision and maintenance of a fleet of police vehicles, shall cause any police vehicle that is in use as of the effective date of this subdivision to be retrofitted with bulletproof or bullet resistant glass. Such person may cause such glass replacement to be performed on a staggered basis so that all police vehicles are not out of service at the same time.
c. The commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, in consultation with the commissioner of motor vehicles, shall promulgate rules and regulations determining the specifications that must be met to consider any glass as "bulletproof" or "bullet resistant".
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08227-01-9
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