{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-495","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 495","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 495. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n  1. \"Lithium-ion battery\" means a rechargeable battery with an organic\nsolvent electrolyte and positive and negative electrodes which utilize\nan intercalation compound in which lithium is stored.\n  2. \"Second-use lithium-ion battery\" means a lithium-ion battery that\nhas been assembled, refurbished, repaired, repurposed or reconditioned\nusing cells removed from used batteries.\n  3. \"Micromobility device\" means an electric scooter as defined in\nsection one hundred fourteen-e of the vehicle and traffic law, an\nelectrical personal assistive mobility device as defined in section one\nhundred fourteen-d of the vehicle and traffic law, or other personal\nmobility device powered by a lithium-ion battery, including but not\nlimited to a skateboard or unicycle. The term \"micromobility device\"\nshall not include bicycles with electric assist as defined in section\none hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law, limited use\nmotorcycles as defined in section one hundred twenty-one-b of the\nvehicle and traffic law, wheelchairs or other electrically driven\nmobility assistance devices as defined in section one hundred thirty-a\nof the vehicle and traffic law, or any vehicle that is capable of being\nregistered with the department of motor vehicles.\n  4. \"Accredited testing laboratory\" means a nationally recognized\ntesting laboratory as recognized by the federal occupational safety and\nhealth administration or an independent laboratory that has been\ncertified by an accrediting body to ISO 17025 or ISO 17065.","path":["General Business Law","Article 28-G. Batteries For Micromobility Devices, Bicycles With Electric Assist, and Limited Use Motorcycles"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/495","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"cc37c663dc5e980b6f607c03ee859a7a9f5dcadbe57da835699aca0efbe6ee48","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-494","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-495-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}