N.Y. General Business Law Section 495-D
Operating manuals for micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion batteries, ...

* § 495-d. Operating manuals for micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion batteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices or bicycles.

1.

No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation shall manufacture, distribute, assemble, recondition, sell or offer for sale, lease or rent any bicycles with electric assist as defined in Vehicle & Traffic Law § 102-C (Bicycle with electric assist)section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law powered by a lithium-ion battery, micromobility devices powered by a lithium-ion battery, limited use motorcycles as defined in Vehicle & Traffic Law § 121-B (Limited use motorcycle)section one hundred twenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic law powered by a lithium-ion battery, or lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such bicycles with electric assist, micromobility devices, or limited use motorcycles without providing to the purchaser an operating manual for such device.

2.

Such operating manual referred to in subdivision one of this section shall be printed in English and the three most common non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in the state, based on the data in the most recent American Community Survey published by the United States Census Bureau. The manual shall include instructions on how to store and charge the battery, when and where to charge the battery, and what to do if the battery overheats or leaks, there is a strange odor or noise associated with the battery or there is a change in the shape or color of the battery, and a website address where the electronic version of such manual is available in English and the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in the state, based on the data in the most recent American Community Survey published by the United States Census Bureau.

3.

Violation of subdivisions one and two of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for the first offense and not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent offense.

4.

This section shall not annul, alter, affect, or exempt any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association, subject to the provisions of this section from complying with the laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations of any locality, relating to the affixing, labeling, or provision of identification, safety, informational, or other materials.

Source: Section 495-D — Operating manuals for micromobility devices, bicycles with electric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion batteries, ..., https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/495-D (updated Feb. 21, 2025; accessed May 10, 2025).

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Last modified:
Feb. 21, 2025

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