N.Y. General Business Law § 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

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 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.