Enacts the "New York state vehicle security circumvention device act"

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

In 2024, over 850,000 vehicles were stolen, often by organized crime rings. Motor vehicle key programming or emulating devices and relay attack devices are increasingly used by thieves to steal vehicles. A motor vehicle key programming or emulating device is a device used to electronically communicate with a motor vehicle to program a blank key fob or emulate a key fob for the purpose of starting and operating the vehicle. A relay attack device is a device used to intercept a key fob signal to unlock and/or remotely activate the ignition of a motor vehi- cle. Prohibiting the . manufacturing, sale, offering to sell, or possession of the devices outside of lawful and reasonable purposes will help align vehicle theft statutes with 21st century criminal tactics and provide law enforcement the necessary tools they need to combat car thieves using today's most sophisticated technology. The Vehicle Securi- ty Circumvention Device Act prohibits the unlawful manufacturing, possession, transfer, or sale of a motor vehicle key programming or emulating device or relay attack device except by authorized automotive dealers, mechanics, locksmiths, law enforcement, the National Insurance Crime Bureau or a repossession agency. It requires a person lawfully authorized to possess a motor vehicle key programming or emulating device or relay attack device to report to law enforcement within 48 hours a lost or stolen device. The Act establishes criminal penalties to combat auto theft.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.