New York A 1076: Mandates that purchasers of new vehicles complete a form authorizing or rejecting the placement of a tracking device in such vehicle, to be used by law enforcement if such vehicle is reported stolen

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A01076 Summary:

BILL NOA01076 

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SPONSORButtenschon

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Add §397-d, V & T L

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Mandates that purchasers of new vehicles complete a form authorizing or rejecting the placement of a tracking device in such vehicle, to be used by law enforcement if such vehicle is reported stolen; authorizes law enforcement to recover the stolen vehicle through electronic means, physical means, or any other method necessary to recover such vehicle as quickly as possible.

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01/08/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1076

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to mandating
 that purchasers of new vehicles complete a form authorizing or reject-
 ing the placement of a tracking device in such vehicle, to be used by
 law enforcement if such vehicle is reported stolen

 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 section 397-d to read as follows:
 3 § 397-d. Motor vehicle theft tracker. 1. The commissioner shall devel-
 4 op an authorization form, to be provided to new motor vehicle purchasers
 5 at the point of sale by the motor vehicle dealer, that authorizes a
 6 tracking device approved by the state police to be placed in such new
 7 motor vehicle and allows law enforcement to track such motor vehicle if
 8 such motor vehicle is reported as stolen. Such form shall give new motor
 9 vehicle purchasers the option to authorize or reject the placement of
 10 such tracking device, and shall be completed before the sale of such new
 11 motor vehicle is complete. Such form shall also include authorization
 12 for law enforcement to recover the stolen vehicle through electronic
 13 means, physical means, or any other method necessary to recover such
 14 vehicle as quickly as possible.
 15 2. If a purchaser authorizes the placement of a tracking device pursu-
 16 ant to subdivision one of this section, the motor vehicle dealer shall
 17 place such approved tracking device in the new motor vehicle. A law
 18 enforcement agency or entity shall only access and utilize such device
 19 if such motor vehicle is reported as stolen through an official police
 20 report, to locate and recover such vehicle.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02766-01-5

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