What's happening
This bill requires all New York State Police vehicles to carry jumper cables and officers to offer their use to disabled vehicles.
Why it matters
Enhances roadside safety and assistance. By ensuring all state police vehicles carry jumper cables, the bill provides immediate, practical help for motorists experiencing battery failure, potentially reducing wait times for roadside assistance and minimizing time spent in unsafe conditions on highways.
Expands the role of state police in public service. Requiring officers to proactively offer jumper cable assistance shifts their role slightly toward more community-oriented, non-enforcement services, fostering positive interactions between police and the public.
Standardizes emergency preparedness. Mandating jumper cables as standard equipment across the entire state police fleet sets a uniform expectation for both officers and motorists, improving consistency in the help available during vehicle breakdowns.
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Police Must Carry Jumper Cables
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Nathalia Fernandez
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5301
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 24, 2019
Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state police to carry and offer use of jumper cables
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 212-a to read as follows:
§ 212-a. Required equipment. The superintendent shall require that every vehicle operated by the New York state police be equipped with jumper cables to assist in powering the battery of disabled vehicles. A state police officer shall be required to offer use of such jumper cables when approaching a disabled vehicle.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03766-01-9
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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state police to carry and offer use of jumper cables
Purpose or general idea of bill
This legislation requires state police to carry and offer jumper cables.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: The executive law is amended by adding a new section 212-a to read as follows:
State police will be required to carry jumper cables and will have to offer their use to assist in powering the battery of disabled vehicles.
Section 2: This act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
Dead battery problems for stranded drivers could be easily fixed if state patrol cars, who are already required to help stranded drivers, carry jumpers.
Legislative history
A11336 of 2018
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
To be determined
Effective date
Immediately
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