* § 495-d. Operating manuals for micromobility devices, bicycles with\nelectric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion\nbatteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices or\nbicycles.
1.No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation\nshall manufacture, distribute, assemble, recondition, sell or offer for\nsale, lease or rent any bicycles with electric assist as defined in\nsection one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law powered by a\nlithium-ion battery, micromobility devices powered by a lithium-ion\nbattery, limited use motorcycles as defined in section one hundred\ntwenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic law powered by a lithium-ion\nbattery, or lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such bicycles with\nelectric assist, mic
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* § 495-d. Operating manuals for micromobility devices, bicycles with\nelectric assist and limited use motorcycles powered by lithium-ion\nbatteries, and lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such devices or\nbicycles. 1. No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation\nshall manufacture, distribute, assemble, recondition, sell or offer for\nsale, lease or rent any bicycles with electric assist as defined in\nsection one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traffic law powered by a\nlithium-ion battery, micromobility devices powered by a lithium-ion\nbattery, limited use motorcycles as defined in section one hundred\ntwenty-one-b of the vehicle and traffic law powered by a lithium-ion\nbattery, or lithium-ion batteries intended for use in such bicycles with\nelectric assist, micromobility devices, or limited use motorcycles\nwithout providing to the purchaser an operating manual for such device.\n 2. Such operating manual referred to in subdivision one of this\nsection shall be printed in English and the three most common\nnon-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals\nin the state, based on the data in the most recent American Community\nSurvey published by the United States Census Bureau. The manual shall\ninclude instructions on how to store and charge the battery, when and\nwhere to charge the battery, and what to do if the battery overheats or\nleaks, there is a strange odor or noise associated with the battery or\nthere is a change in the shape or color of the battery, and a website\naddress where the electronic version of such manual is available in\nEnglish and the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by\nlimited-English proficient individuals in the state, based on the data\nin the most recent American Community Survey published by the United\nStates Census Bureau.\n 3. Violation of subdivisions one and two of this section shall be\npunishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for the\nfirst offense and not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent\noffense.\n 4. This section shall not annul, alter, affect, or exempt any person,\nfirm, partnership, corporation, or association, subject to the\nprovisions of this section from complying with the laws, ordinances,\nrules, or regulations of any locality, relating to the affixing,\nlabeling, or provision of identification, safety, informational, or\nother materials.\n