![New ‘Textalyzer Law’ Coming To CNY?](http://townsquare.media/site/42/files/2019/04/RS25518_GettyImages-586357672-1.jpeg?w=630&h=417&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
New ‘Textalyzer Law’ Coming To CNY?
The "textalyzer" law would allow authorities to ask for your license, registration, and cell phone during specific traffic stops or an accident.
While most states, including New York, ban texting and driving, current distracted driving laws are very hard to enforce without the textalyzer.
The "textalyzer" law would be used on a driver if they were in an accident. Police would legally be able to use the device to pull information from your phone to see if you were using it at the time of the accident.
The main problem New York state lawmakers are encountering is public safety vs privacy. WHEC reports "if the textalyzer is signed into law police would not be able to access your texts, pictures, or contacts, but critics, including the American Civil Liberties Union, argue officers shouldn't be able to use the "textalyzer" without a warrant."
Do you think there should be a textalyzer law?
[Information from News 10 WHEC]
More From 96.9 WOUR
![I Don’t Understand December CNY Weather](http://townsquare.media/site/41/files/2016/01/Winter-Weather-advisory-photo-by-Kristine-Bellino-for-feature-e1549460905944.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Lonely? Here’s How You Can Make Friends in CNY](http://townsquare.media/site/42/files/2018/11/RS2709_33108.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Two Injured in Crash on State Route 49 in Rome](http://townsquare.media/site/41/files/2017/12/IMG_5371.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![10 Dogs in Thruway Accident Saved by 2 Capital Region Teachers & Others [PICS]](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2022/05/attachment-WGNA.COM-2022-05-03T171156.126.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Vehicle Crashes Head-On Into A Tree In Bridgewater Because Of A Bee](http://townsquare.media/site/39/files/2019/07/Oneida-County-Sheriffs-Office.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![UPDATE Driver Killed After Car Bursts Into Flames In East Utica Crash](http://townsquare.media/site/39/files/2020/12/RS8172_166142088.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Obituary of 28-Year-Old Ogdensburg Man: “Don’t Be a Dumb Ass”](http://townsquare.media/site/40/files/2020/08/Untitled-design-26.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![NY Senate Passes Bill That Prohibits Selling Animals in Pet Stores](http://townsquare.media/site/42/files/2020/07/GettyImages-71537042-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Rome Domino’s Gets Drive-Thru Accidentally Installed](http://townsquare.media/site/40/files/2020/02/85094386_4094368533922594_1709492585485041664_n-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)