New York S 3662: Restricts a law enforcement officer from initiating a traffic stop for certain violations of the vehicle and traffic law

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S03662 Summary:

BILL NOS03662A

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SAME ASSAME AS A06631

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRSALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 23-A §§1106 - 1109, V & T L; add §60.77, CP L; amd §837, Exec L

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Restricts a law enforcement officer from initiating a traffic stop for certain violations of the vehicle and traffic law; provides for the suppression or exclusion of evidence obtained in violation of such provisions; relates to the duties of the division of criminal justice services making certain information pertaining to traffic stops public.

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BILL NOS03662A

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

02/06/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

02/06/2025PRINT NUMBER 3662A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3662--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
 portation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to limiting the
 frequency of traffic stops for minor violations in furtherance of
 racial equity and public safety; to amend the criminal procedure law,
 in relation to the basis for a motion to suppress or exclude evidence;
 and to amend the executive law, in relation to the duties of the divi-
 sion of criminal justice services

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 23-A to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 23-A
 4 CERTAIN TRAFFIC STOPS RESTRICTED
 5 Section 1106. Definitions.
 6 1107. Restrictions on traffic stops and searches.
 7 1108. Data collection.
 8 1109. Effect.
 9 § 1106. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
 10 terms shall have the following meanings:
 11 (a) "Primary violation" means a violation of this chapter that does
 12 not constitute a secondary violation.
 13 (b) "Secondary violation" means any of the following:
 14 (1) the failure to have a valid certificate of inspection in violation
 15 of section three hundred six of this chapter;
 16 (2) the failure to have adequate windshield wipers in violation of
 17 paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section three hundred seventy-five
 18 of this chapter;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05359-02-5

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 1 (3) the failure to have two lighted headlamps, in violation of subpar-
 2 agraph one of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section three hundred
 3 seventy-five of this chapter if the vehicle has one lighted headlamp;
 4 (4) the failure to have two lighted lamps on the rear, in violation of
 5 subparagraph three of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section three
 6 hundred seventy-five of this chapter if the vehicle has one lighted rear
 7 lamp;
 8 (5) the failure to have a light that illuminates the license plate, in
 9 violation of subparagraph four of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of
 10 section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter;
 11 (6) improper alignment or height of headlights, in violation of para-
 12 graph (b) of subdivision two of section three hundred seventy-five of
 13 this chapter;
 14 (7) excessively bright headlights, in violation of paragraph (c) of
 15 subdivision two of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter;
 16 (8) obstructed view from a rearview mirror due to an item dangling
 17 from the mirror in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision ten of
 18 section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter, unless the driver's
 19 view is so obstructed or compromised as to create a condition that
 20 increases the likelihood of injury or death;
 21 (9) obstructed view from an item on the front windshield in violation
 22 of paragraph (a) of subdivision twelve-a of section three hundred se