§ 1230 Effect of Regulations
§ 1231 Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Riding Bicycles or Skating or Gliding On In-Line Skates
§ 1232 Riding On Bicycles
§ 1233 Clinging to Vehicles
§ 1234 Riding On Roadways, Shoulders, Bicycle or In-Line Skate Lanes and Bicycle or In-Line Skate Paths
§ 1235 Carrying Articles
§ 1236 Lamps and Other Equipment On Bicycles
§ 1237 Method of Giving Hand and Arm Signals by Bicyclists
§ 1238 Passengers On Bicycles Under One Year of Age Prohibited; Passengers and Operators Under Fourteen Years of Age to Wear Protective Headgear; Operators of Class Three Bicycles With Electric Assist to Wear Protective Headgear
§ 1239 Reflective Material and Devices for In-Line Skating
§ 1240 Leaving the Scene of an Incident Involving a Wheeled Non-Motorized Means of Conveyance Without Reporting in the Second Degree
§ 1241 Leaving the Scene of an Incident Involving a Wheeled Non-Motorized Means of Conveyance Without Reporting in the First Degree
§ 1242 Additional Provisions Applicable to Bicycles With Electric Assist
§ 1242-A Operation of a Bicycle With Electric Assist While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs
§ 1243 Shared Bicycle and Shared Bicycle With Electric Assist Systems; Data Protection

Terms Used In New York Laws > Vehicle and Traffic > Title 7 > Article 34 - Operation of Bicycles and Play Devices

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Authorized expenditures: shall mean those expenditures determined by the commissioner to be reasonable and necessary for the adequate and proper enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and for implementing an accident reporting system and vessel and related equipment anti-theft program and/or an "I love NY waterways" boating safety program and/or a boating noise level enforcement program. See N.Y. Navigation Law 79-A
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Eligible governmental entity: shall mean the Lake George park commission or a county enforcing the provisions of this chapter and having an accident reporting system and vessel and related equipment anti-theft program and/or an "I love NY waterways" boating safety program and/or boating noise level enforcement program approved by the commissioner. See N.Y. Navigation Law 79-A
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
  • Program year: shall mean the calendar year. See N.Y. Navigation Law 79-A
  • State aid: shall mean payments by the state to an eligible governmental entity in accordance with the provisions of this article. See N.Y. Navigation Law 79-A
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.