Uncertified Storage Batteries for Powered Mobility Devices
Rule status: Proposed
Agency: FDNY
Comment by date: October 1, 2025
Rule Full Text
Notice-of-Proposed-Rule-309-01-Uncertified-Storage-Batteries-for-NYC-Rules-Publication-08-19-2025.pdf
The Fire Department proposes a rule addressing the fire and explosion hazard posed by uncertified storage batteries.
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- Mail: Code Development Unit/Bureau of Legal Affairs/ NYC Fire Department, 9 Metrotech Center Room/Floor: 4W-6 ; Brooklyn, New York 11201
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Date
October 1, 2025
11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
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Online comments: 3
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Jason
Comment added August 23, 2025 12:02pmIs this rule intended to apply to batteries for e-bikes? Seems like it is, but I don’t think the proposed rule text actually achieves this. The definition for “powered mobility device” given by admin code 20-609 excludes e-bikes.
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Marc Boolish
Comment added September 4, 2025 1:36pmPleases see the attached comments on FDNY’s proposed new rule addressing the fire and explosion hazard posed by uncertified storage batteries.
Comment attachment
PRBA-Comments-on-Proposed-Rule-3-RCNY-309.01-Uncertified-Storage-Batteries-for-Powered-Mobility-Devices.pdf -
Seth Levi
Comment added September 9, 2025 11:37amThe rule as written is vague on how exactly enforcement will work.
Will law enforcement be allowed to stop cyclists and inspect bikes if they are unable to see markings on a bike that indicate the label is safe?
What happens if the cyclist refuses to let their bike be inspected?
Comments close by October 1, 2025